Sex differences in patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis included in three observational cohorts.

Eur Stroke J · 2026 · PMC13131239 · PMID 42012818

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borderline significantP = .0503so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

When adjusting for potential confounders, this was borderline significant ( P = .0503) but significant when adjusting only for likely confounders ( P = .025; Table S2 ).

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borderline significanceno p-value reported

First, there was “only” borderline significance in one model and a slightly lower P -value in another, very similar model.

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