Research Article

[Retracted] Application of Model-Building Based on Arterial Ultrasound Imaging Evaluation to Predict CHD Risk

Table 10

Area under the curve of the diagnostic value of the arterial ultrasound evaluation data for the severity of CHD lesions (before adjustment).

IndicatorsCHDCoronary artery severe stenosisCoronary artery occlusion
AUC (95% confidence interval)AUC (95% confidence interval)AUC (95% confidence interval)

Carotid artery plaque count0.783 (0.733-0.833)0.783 (0.735-0.831)0.639 (0.578-0.700)
Carotid artery AS0.750 (0.687-0.814)0.695 (0.633-0.757)0.608 (0.548-0.669)
Inferior mesenteric artery flow velocity0.738 (0.677-0.800)0.732 (0.676-0.789)0.585 (0.524-0.647)
Abdominal aortic flow velocity0.749 (0.691-0.808)0.733 (0.678-0.789)0.668 (0.611-0.726)
Number of abdominal aortic plaques0.690 (0.643-0.737)0.662 (0.613-0.711)0.595 (0.540-0.650)
Number of stenotic branches of abdominal aortic branch arteries0.758 (0.700-0.815)0.739 (0.684-0.795)0.614 (0.556-0.672)
Lower-extremity-artery plaque count0.600 (0.551-0.650)0.627 (0.581-0.672)0.581 (0.527-0.636)
Lower-extremity-artery stenosis classification0.734 (0.683-0.784)0.711 (0.661-0.762)0.584 (0.527-0.641)
Degree of stenosis of lower-extremity arteries0.653 (0.620-0.686)0.662 (0.626-0.697)0.614 (0.562-0.666)
Lower-extremity-artery AS0.652 (0.619-0.686)0.662 (0.626-0.697)0.635 (0.585-0.686)