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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Stroke. 2023 Aug 28;54(10):2613–2620. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.042835

Table 1.

Characteristics of analytic sample, by microbleed status (N=322)

Variables No microbleeds (N=247) Deep microbleeds only (N=45) Mixed (deep + lobar) microbleeds (N=15) Lobar microbleeds only (N=15)
Age (y) (mean (SD)) 75.9 (5.3) 74.5 (5.2) 77.5 (6.1) 75.0 (4.5)
Female sex 146 (59%) 24 (53%) 4 (27%) 9 (60%)
Black race 98 (40%) 24 (53%) 7 (47%) 9 (60%)
Education
 < HS
 High school / GED
 >HS

33 (13%)
107 (43%)
107 (43%)

10 (22%)
20 (44%)
15 (33%)

4 (27%)
5 (33%)
6 (40%)
 
4 (27%)
6 (40%)
5 (33%)
APOE e4 carrier* 65 (27%) 17 (39%) 7 (47%) 9 (60%)
Hypertension 178 (72%) 32 (71%) 10 (67%) 10 (67%)
Diabetes 98 (40%) 19 (42%) 6 (40%) 4 (27%)
Obesity (BMI≥30) 96 (39%) 17 (38%) 6 (40%) 2 (13%)
Current smoking 12 (5%) 5 (11%) 0 (0%) 1 (7%)
Global Cortical SUVR (mean (SD)) 1.28 (0.24) 1.29 (0.26) 1.36 (0.37) 1.42 (0.23)
Mild cognitive impairment 66 (27%) 7 (16%) 6 (40%) 5 (33%)

N (%) unless otherwise specified

*

5 individuals missing APOE data, coded as “missing” for analyses (not excluded)