Research Article

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

Table 11

Area under the curve of diagnostic value of arterial ultrasound evaluation data for number of coronary artery lesions (before adjustment).

IndicatorsSingle coronary artery lesionDouble coronary artery lesionMulti-branch coronary artery lesions
AUC (95% confidence interval)AUC (95% confidence interval)AUC (95% confidence interval)

Carotid artery plaque count0.615 (0.536-0.693)0.576 (0.502-0.650)0.721 (0.670-0.773)
Carotid artery AS0.611 (0.532-0.691)0.563 (0.484-0.643)0.599 (0.540-0.658)
Inferior mesenteric artery flow velocity0.645 (0.566-0.724)0.560 (0.480-0.640)0.711 (0.658-0.765)
Abdominal aortic flow velocity0.578 (0.494-0.662)0.540 (0.463-0.617)0.698 (0.644-0.753)
Number of abdominal aortic plaques0.577 (0.504-0.649)0.582 (0.507-0.657)0.625 (0.574-0.676)
Number of stenotic branches of abdominal aortic branch arteries0.642 (0.563-0.720)0.593 (0.517-0.668)0.714 (0.663-0.765)
Lower-extremity-artery plaque count0.601 (0.542-0.660)0.537 (0.467-0.607)0.621 (0.572-0.670)
Classification of lower-extremity-artery stenosis0.614 (0.542-0.686)0.601 (0.530-0.672)0.650 (0.598-0.703)
Degree of stenosis of lower-extremity arteries0.605 (0.558-0.652)0.595 (0.531-0.658)0.663 (0.619-0.707)
Lower-extremity-artery AS0.608 (0.564-0.652)0.515 (0.448-0.581)0.659 (0.615-0.704)