a trend toward significanceP = 0.099
NCS) helps account for why PFO diameter did not reach statistical significance in multivariate regression for this group, despite ROC analysis suggesting potential predictive capacity (AUC = 0.777, cut-off = 1.75 mm), highlighting the need for caution in interpreting results here, even as large RLS showed a trend toward significance (OR = 7.576, P = 0.099).