Table 3. Impact of sex on circle of Willis morphology.
Anterior portion COW incomplete | p | Posterior portion COW incomplete | P | Overall COW incomplete | P | |
Overall cohort | ||||||
Female (%) | 30/132 (23) | 0.84 | 66/132 (50) | 0.02 | 82/132 (60) | 0.03 |
Male (%) | 18/38 (21) | 27/38 (71) | 30/38 (79) | |||
Controls | ||||||
Female (%) | 5/38 (13) | 0.99 | 12/38 (32) | 0.02 | 17/38 (45) | 0.15 |
Male (%) | 2/15 (13) | 10/15 (67) | 10/15 (67) | |||
MWA | ||||||
Female (%) | 14/48 (29) | 0.24 | 30/48 (62) | 0.47 | 33/48 (69) | 0.06 |
Male (%) | 4/8 (50) | 6/8 (75) | 8/8 (100) | |||
MwoA | ||||||
Female (%) | 11/46 (24) | 0.38 | 24/46 (52) | 0.15 | 29/46 (63) | 0.22 |
Male (%) | 2/15 (13) | 11/15 (73) | 12/15 (80) |
Abbreviations: MWA, migraine with aura; MwoA, migraine without aura; COW, circle of Willis.