Table 2. Results of Kendalls tau correlation test, assessing the correlation between the stenosis grade and the number of infarcts and the correlation between CMIs and macroinfarcts.
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Ipsilateral |
Contralateral |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| τ | P | τ | P | |
| Age versus macroinfarcts | −0.07 | 0.71 | 0.39 | 0.04 |
| Age versus CMIs | 0.09 | 0.62 | −0.19 | 0.32 |
| CVA type versus macroinfarcts | −0.24 | 0.20 | −0.22 | 0.29 |
| CVA type versus CMIs | 0.02 | 0.94 | 0.04 | 0.48 |
| Stenosis grade versus macroinfarcts | −0.18 | 0.29 | −0.19 | 0.33 |
| Stenosis grade versus CMIs | −0.03 | 0.88 | 0.26 | 0.20 |
| CMIs versus macroinfarcts | 0.45 | 0.02 | −0.11 | 0.63 |
CMI, cerebral cortical microinfarct; CVA, cerebrovascular accident.