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Association between Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and atherosclerosis of cervical or intracranial cerebral vessels in Thai patients

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Subgroup analyses of elevated Chlamydia pneumoniae IgA Titers (≥1:16)

Subgroupn (cases)Odds ratio (95%CI)P
Total population7514.10 (1.78,111.42)0.001
All patients with extracranial carotid stenosis4914.44 (1.74,119.52)0.002
All patients with extracranial carotid stenosis without intracranial stenosis233.36 (0.20,56.00)0.37
All patients with intracranial stenosis5219.85 (2.47,159.30)<0.001
All patients with intracranial stenosis without extracranial carotid stenosis2613.46 (1.43,126.69)0.004
Combined intracranial and extracranial2627.26 (3.16,235.24)<0.001

Association of stroke risk factors with extracranial carotid or intracranial artery stenosis

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Sex1.15 (0.55–2.41)2.13 (0.85,5.39)
Dyslipidemia3.53 (1.39–8.96)2.43 (0.86,6.90)
Hypertension4.40 (2.08–9.32)3.40 (1.42,8.14)
Age ≥60 y1.42 (0.68–2.95)0.76 (0.31,1.87)
Diabetes mellitus9.86 (3.57–27.27)7.52 (2.50,22.64)
Ischemie heart disease2.04 (0.76–5.43)1.59 (0.47,5.40)
Smoking1.50 (0.54–4.16)1.77 (0.50,6.32)
Chlamydia pneumonia IgA14.10 (1.78–111.42)20.72 (2.10,204.77)

Prevalence of elevated Chlamydia pneumonia antibody titers

Factorsn case/controlIgG ≥ 1:64, n (%)IgA ≥ 1:16 case, n (%)
CasecontrolCasecontrol
Overall75/7543 (57)40 (53)12 (16)1 (1)
Male55/5531 (56)31 (56)9 (16)1 (2)
Dyslipidemia68/5539 (57)29 (53)11 (16)1 (2)
Hypertension62/3937 (60)24 (62)9 (15)1 (3)
Age eℍ60 y58/5333 (57)35 (66)10 (17)1 (2)
Diabetes mellitus31/516 (52)4 (80)5 (16)0 (0)
Ischemie heart disease13/78 (62)5 (71)2 (15)0 (0)
Smoking10/74 (40)3 (43)2 (20)0 (0)
Alcohol7/135 (71)7 (54)2 (29)0 (0)

Characteristics of cases and controls matched for age and sex

Case n (%) or mean (SD)Control n (%) or mean (SD)P
No7575
Male55 (73)55 (73)1.0
Weight, kg63.8 (9.85)64.5 (11.68)0.68
Height, cm162.6 (8.69)164.3 (7.30)0.19
SBP, mmHg143.6 (23.28)130.4 (19.02)<0.001

P<0.05

DBP, mmHg81.4 (12.25)76.2 (12.40)0.01

P<0.05

Total cholesterol177.6 (40.99)197.1 (39.54)0.003

P<0.05

HDL, mg/dL47.9 (13.83)54.6 (15.11)0.005

P<0.05

LDL, mg/dL107.0 (34.97)115.5 (32.64)0.12
FBS110.5 (29.29)99.5 (13.26)0.003

P<0.05

Dyslipidemia68 (91%)55 (73%)0.006

P<0.05

Hypertension62 (83%)39 (52%)<0.001

P<0.05

Age ≥60 y58 (77%)53 (71%)0.35
Diabetes mellitus31 (41%)5 (7%)<0.001

P<0.05

Ischemie heart disease13 (17%)7 (9%)0.15
Smoking10 (13%)7 (9%)0.44
Alcohol consumption7 (9%)13 (17%)0.15
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Medicine, Assistive Professions, Nursing, Basic Medical Science, other, Clinical Medicine