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. 2009 Jun;30(6):1213–1221. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A1546

Table 4:

Diagnostic yield of multidetector CT angiography in different age groups

Group 1 (18–45 years)
Group 2 (46–70 years)
Group 3 (71–94 years)
No. % Positive CTAs* P Value No. % Positive CTAs* P Value No. % Positive CTAs P Value
All patients in group 87 47.1 n/a 263 14.8 n/a 273 4 n/a
Sex <.01 .24 .06
    Male 49 34.7 164 12.8 122 1.6
    Female 38 63.2 99 18.2 151 6
Hemorrhage site <.01 <.01 .24
    Lobar 60 58.3 155 21.3 167 4.8
    Deep gray matter 21 9.5 75 1.3 77 1.3
    Infratentorial 6 66.7 33 15.2 29 6.9
Known HTN <.01 <.01 0.09
    Yes 23 4.3 158 9.5 187 2.7
    No 64 62.5 105 22.9 86 7
IC .13 .04 .03
    Yes 6 16.7 77 7.8 121 0.8
    No 81 49.4 186 17.7 152 6.6
Neither HTN nor IC <.01 <.01 <.01
    Yes 60 65 90 26.7 57 10.5
    No§ 27 7.4 173 8.7 216 2.3
IVH .26 .21 .22
    Yes 49 42.9 111 18 133 2.3
    No 38 52.6 152 12.5 140 5.7

Note:—No. indicates the number of patients; IC, impaired coagulation.

*

Includes 1 false-positive CTA.

From univariate analysis with the Pearson χ2 test.

Independent predictor in multiple variable logistic regression analysis.

§

Includes patients with either HTN and/or impaired coagulation.