Table 2.
Characteristics of subgroups based on EVRS score
| EVRS in BG | EVRS in CSO | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat. 1 (n = 49) |
Cat. 2 (n = 55) | Cat. 3 (n = 39) | Cat. 1 (n = 30) | Cat. 2 (n = 65) | Cat. 3 (n = 48) | |
| Age | 55 ± 10* | 65 ± 12* | 71 ± 10* | 62 ± 13* | 61 ± 12* | 67 ± 11* |
| Male (%) | 30 (61) | 34 (62) | 23 (59) | 19 (63) | 38 (59) | 30 (63) |
| eWML (%) | 7 (14)† | 18 (33)† | 24 (62)† | 11 (37) | 22 (34) | 16 (33) |
| aLACI (%) | 21 (43)† | 37 (67)† | 33 (85)† | 20 (67) | 36 (55) | 35 (73) |
| 24 h SBP | 135 ± 17 | 143 ± 19 | 140 ± 15 | 137 ± 19 | 139 ± 18 | 141 ± 16 |
| 24 h DBP | 82 ± 12 | 85 ± 14 | 82 ± 8 | 82 ± 13 | 84 ± 13 | 82 ± 9 |
| Day SBP | 139 ± 17 | 147 ± 20 | 144 ± 15 | 141 ± 19 | 144 ± 19 | 145 ± 16 |
| Day DBP | 85 ± 12 | 88 ± 15 | 85 ± 8 | 84 ± 14 | 87 ± 14 | 85 ± 10 |
| Night SBP | 120 ± 18 | 129 ± 21 | 127 ± 16 | 123 ± 19 | 124 ± 20 | 129 ± 18 |
| Night DBP | 72 ± 12 | 75 ± 13 | 73 ± 9 | 72 ± 13 | 74 ± 13 | 73 ± 10 |
Absolute numbers with percentages between brackets; mean ± SD
* p < 0.01; † p < 0.001
EVRS enlarged Virchow-Robin spaces, BG basal ganglia, CSO centrum semiovale, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, eWML extensive white matter lesions, aLACI asymptomatic lacunar infarcts