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. 2013 Jul 26;8(7):e71007. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071007

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.