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. 2018 Nov 21;58(12):495–502. doi: 10.2176/nmc.oa.2018-0212

Table 3.

Factors related to improvement observed on imaging

Improvement on imaging study Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis

Mean ± SD or n (%) P-value Hazard ratio (95% CI) P-value
Age 59.4 ± 14.4 0.571
Sex
  Female 775 (97.0%) 0.592
  Male 396 (97.5%)
Treatment for ruptured aneurysm
  Direct surgery 684 (97.3%) 0.906
  Endovascular embolization 449 (97.0%)
Target vessel
  Anterior circulation 1043 (97.0%) 0.600
  Posterior circulation 87 (96.7%)
  Both circulation 32 (100.0%)
Distribution
  Proximal vessel 727 (96.9%) 0.573
  Distal vessel 319 (97.3%)
  Diffuse type 116 (98.3%)
Responsible doctor
  Supervisory doctor 353 (96.4%) 0.573
  Specialist 647 (97.6%)
  Non-specialist 171 (97.2%)
Anesthesia
  General 113 (98.3%)
  Local 1057 (97.1%)
Number of times
  The first time 855 (97.8%) 0.027* 2.72 (1.28–5.68) 0.010*
  Over and second times 315 (95.5%)
Timing (h)
  <3 369 (97.9%) 0.158 2.88 (1.16–7.59) 0.023*
  3–6 337 (96.8%) 1.63 (0.70–3.83) 0.254
  >6 233 (95.1%)
Strategy
  IA-vasodilators 919 (97.0%)
  PTA 252 (97.7%)

CI: confidence interval, IA: intra-arterial, PTA: percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, SD: standard deviation, *Statistically significant.