Table 3.

Multivariate analysis of hypertension duration and other factors independently associated with white matter lesions (Fazekas 2 and 3)

Factors	Odds ratio	P‐value	Confidence interval (95%)
Gender (female)	1.1	0.603	0.8;1.4
Age	1.1	≤0.00	1.08;1.12
Stroke	2.2	0.018	1.1;4.1
Hypertension (no vs. ≤3 years after diagnosis)	2.0	0.002	1.3;3.2
Hypertension (no vs. 4–6 years after diagnosis)	2.2	≤0.001	1.4;3.4
Hypertension (no vs. > 6 years after diagnosis)	1.9	≤0.001	1.4;2.6

There was no relevant difference between the duration of hypertension and the occurrence of white matter lesions.