What is the added value of CT-angiography in patients with transient ischemic attack?

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Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression models including predictors for ipsilateral vascular pathologies and the need for invasive treatment in patients with transient ischemic attack

	Regression coefficient	OR	95%CI	P-value
Ipsilateral vascular pathology (model excluding presenting symptoms)
Sex, male	0.457	1.579	1.049–2.377	0.029
Duration of Symptoms	−0.368	0.692	0.542–0.884	0.003
Arterial Hypertension	0.541	1.718	0.951–3.104	0.073
Coronary heart disease	0.650	1.916	1.184–3.101	0.008
Intercept	−1.723	0.179		< 0.001
Ipsilateral vascular pathology (model including presenting symptoms)
Sex, male	0.433	1.542	1.023–2.326	0.039
Duration of Symptoms	−0.402	0.669	0.522–0.857	0.001
Arterial Hypertension	0.561	1.753	0.968–3.173	0.064
Coronary heart disease	0.662	1.939	1.196–3.145	0.007
Vertigo	0.462	1.587	1.001–2.516	0.049
Intercept	−1.751	0.174		< 0.001
Need for invasive treatment (model excluding presenting symptoms)
Duration of symptoms	−0.570	0.565	0.378–0.846	0.006
Arterial Hypertension	0.960	2.612	0.895–7.621	0.079
Hyperlipidaemia	1.737	5.681	0.766–42.117	0.089
Atrial fibrillation	−1.293	0.274	0.082–0.917	0.036
Intercept	−4.023	0.018		0.001
Need for invasive treatment (model including presenting symptoms)
Duration of symptoms	−0.600	0.549	0.363–0.892	0.004
Arterial Hypertension	0.971	2.639	0.896–7.774	0.078
Hyperlipidaemia	1.761	5.821	0.781–43.363	0.086
Atrial fibrillation	−1.323	0.266	0.079–0.901	0.033
Dysarthria	−1.135	0.321	0.096–1.078	0.066
Hemiparesis	0.978	2.659	1.325–5.337	0.006
Intercept	−4.243	0.014		< 0.001

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