Table 2. Odds that a diagnostic test would be performed on a woman with ischemic stroke relative to the odds that the same test would be performed on a man with ischemic stroke.

	Unadjusted		Adjusted*
Diagnostic test	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI
Head imaging
CT	0.78	0.42-1.43	0.62	0.33-1.18
MRI	0.95	0.59-1.53	1.08	0.65-1.80
Cardiac rhythm by ECG
12-lead	0.85	0.47-1.56	0.82	0.42-1.60
Holter	0.30	0.03-2.69	0.31	0.03-2.84
Any ECG	0.85	0.47-1.56	0.82	0.42-1.60
Cardiac structure by echocardiography
TTE	0.96	0.67-1.38	0.90	0.58-1.40
TEE	1.28	0.90-1.82	1.75	1.12-2.72
Any echocardiography	1.32	0.87-2.00	1.45	0.94-2.26
Cervical arterial imaging
Carotid ultrasonography	1.47	1.03-2.10	1.78	1.09-2.90
MRA of neck	1.01	0.71-1.45	1.09	0.73-1.64
Digital subtraction angiography	0.34	0.07-1.65	0.36	0.07-1.79
CT angiography	0.66	0.33-1.34	0.75	0.37-1.54
Any cervical arterial imaging	1.63	0.93-2.86	1.75	0.94-3.22
Intracranial vascular imaging
MRA of head	1.13	0.76-1.67	1.32	0.86-2.02
Digital subtraction angiography	0.80	0.13-4.84	0.92	0.15-5.64
CT angiography	0.70	0.39-1.26	0.67	0.35-1.29
Any intracranial vascular imaging	1.26	0.83-1.91	1.55	0.97-2.47

CI, Confidence interval; CT, computed tomography; ECG, electrocardiography; MRA, magnetic resonance angiography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; OR, odds ratio; TEE, transesophageal echocardiography; TTE, transthoracic echocardiography.

^*Adjusted for age at time of stroke, race/ethnicity, and site of enrollment in the study.