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. 2011 Sep 22;2:61. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2011.00061

Table 1.

Clinical parameters in regard to the extent of cerebral microangiopathy.

Parameter (n) Leukoaraiosis Leukoaraiosis Lacunes Lacunes
No + mild (48) Moderate + severe (16) 0 + 1 (14) 2–5 + > 5 (50)
Mean age (years), ± SD 63 ± 11 68 ± 9 65 ± 9 64 ± 11
Lacunar lesions,% (n) 83 (40) 100 (16)
Leukoaraiosis,% (n) 57 (8) 82 (41)
SISCO, mean ± SD 50 ± 4 44 ± 9 49 ± 5 48 ± 7
MME, mean ± SD 28 ± 2 26 ± 4 28 ± 2 28 ± 3
ME, mean ± SD 17 ± 3 13 ± 3 16 ± 3 16 ± 3
Hyperlipidemia (history),% (n) 54 (26) 19 (3) 64 (9) 40 (20)
Hyperlipidemia (measurements)% (n) 71 (34) 56 (9) 71 (10) 66 (33)
Migraine,% (n) 29 (14) 38 (6) 14 (2) 36 (18)
Previous stroke (history),% (n) 25 (12) 56 (9) 7 (1) 40 (20)
Previous stroke (imaging),% (n) 75 (36) 100 (16) 14 (2) 100 (50)
Left ventricular hypertophy,% (n) 6 (3) 6 (1) 0 (0) 8 (4)
Hydrocephalus,% (n) 2 (1) 19 (3) 0 (0) 8 (4)
NIHSS, mean ± SD 3.4 ± 1.8 3.8 ± 2.0 3.0 ± 2.3 3.6 ± 1.7
Barthel index, mean ± SD 92.5 ± 17.8 89.7 ± 22.3 91.8 ± 25.2 91.8 ± 17.1
Rankin scale, mean ± SD 2.2 ± 1.2 2.3 ± 1.3 2.1 ± 1.2 2.2 ± 1.2
Retinopathy,% (n) 48 (23) 75 (12) 43 (6) 58 (29)
Hypertension (history),% (n) 71 (34) 69 (11) 86 (12) 66 (33)
Hypertension (measurements),% (n) 73 (35) 75 (12) 86(12) 70 (35)
Diabetes (history),% (n) 29 (14) 31 (5) 21 (3) 32 (16)
Diabetes (measurements),% (n) 40 (19) 50 (8) 36 (5) 44 (22)
Pack years, mean ± SD 22 ± 31 9 ± 11 13 ± 17 21 ± 30
Current smoking, n (%) 38 (18) 31 (5) 21 (3) 40 (20)
Alcohol (g/month), mean ± SD 259 ± 532 154 ± 354 229 ± 449 299 ± 509
BMI, mean ± SD 27 ± 5 26 ± 4 27 ± 5 27 ± 4
Atrial fibrillation,% (n) 13 (6) 13 (2) 21 (3) 10 (5)
Foramen ovale,% (n) 13 (6) 6 (1) 14 (2) 10 (5)
Pulsatility index, mean ± SD 1.06 ± 0.20 1.15 ± 0.19 1.03 ± 0.13 1.10 ± 0.21
Intima-media thickness, mean ± SD 0.08 ± 0.02 0.08 ± 0.01 0.08 ± 0.02 0.10 ± 0.01
Proteinuria,% (n) 15 (7) 6 (1) 7 (1) 14 (7)
Emotional incontinence,% (n) 6 (3) 19 (3) 14 (2) 8 (4)
BDI, mean ± SD 8 ± 6 10 ± 7 7 ± 5 8 ± 6