Table 3.

Comparisons of average gait speed between groups having confluent-diffuse WMH versus focal or no WMH

Region	NPW				WWT
	presence of confluent-diffuse WMHa	participants, n	average gait speed, cm/s	p value	presence of confluent-diffuse WMHa	participants, n	average gait speed, cm/s	p value
Frontal	Yes	26	94.65	0.018	Yes	23	74.34	0.839
	No	87	105.21		No	76	75.41
Parieto-occipital	Yes	25	100.77	0.571	Yes	22	77.50	0.573
	No	88	103.36		No	77	74.49
Temporal	Yes	4	102.78	0.981	Yes	4	70.08	0.639
	No	109	103.03		No	95	75.37
Basal gangliab	Yes	6	101.27	0.849	Yes	5	81.44	0.515
	No	107	102.87		No	94	74.83
Infratentorial	Yes	32	99.40	0.259	Yes	25	77.02	0.626
	No	81	104.12		No	74	74.53
Overallc	Yes	61	98.98	0.028	Yes	52	76.15	0.641
	No	52	107.24		No	47	74.07

^aParticipants with confluent-diffuse WMH (rating >2) in each region were grouped in the “yes” category.

^bCategorized as “yes” for presence of multifocal hyperintensities (rating >2).

^cCategorized as “yes” if global WMH rating >4.

Bolded values indicate p value <0.05.