Table 4.
Cerebral Autoregulation by Gender
| Autoregulatory Index
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ARImca | ARIbas | Mean ± SD |
| Boys | 0.98 ± 0.03 | 0.92 ± 0.12 | 0.95 ± 0.09 |
| Girls | 0.92 ± 0.10 | 0.97 ± 0.06 | 0.95 ± 0.08 |
| Mean ± SD | 0.95 ± 0.08 | 0.94 ± 0.10 | |
| p = 0.02 | |||
Girls have higher ARImca than boys whereas boys have higher ARIbas than girls. ARI = autoregulatory index; MCA = middle cerebral artery; BAS = basilar artery.