Table 2.

Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis of Variables Associated With the ARWMC Score, Using a Backward Stepwise Procedure

Characteristic	OR (95% CI)	P Value
Age (per decade)	2.34 (1.95 to 2.81)	<0.0001
History of hypertension	1.74 (1.20 to 2.52)	0.006
Acute infarct on DWI	2.72 (1.80 to 4.12)	<0.0001
Chronic infarct on T2	1.93 (1.12 to 3.31)	0.03
Any lacunar infarction	3.27 (1.68 to 6.38)	0.001

Variables included were those showing an association at the 0.05 significance level in the univariate analyses: age, sex, hypertension, diagnosis stroke, previous stroke, acute infarct on DWI, chronic infarct on T2, lacunar infarct on DWI and peripheral vascular disease. DWI indicates diffusion‐weighted sequence; ARWMC, Age Related White Matter Changes.