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. 2021 Mar 19;92(8):805–814. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2020-325299

Table 3.

Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios for small vessel disease markers on CT and MRI in patients with intracerebral haemorrhage and prior anticoagulation therapy (vs no prior anticoagulation therapy)

Unadjusted OR P value Adjusted* OR P value
Leukoaraiosis/white matter lesions
CT Anterior region 1.2 (1.0–1.4) 0.023 0.8 (0.6–1.1) 0.209
Posterior region 1.2 (1.0–1.3) 0.038 0.8 (0.6–1.1) 0.234
MRI Periventricular white matter 1.7 (1.2–2.4) 0.003 1.2 (0.6–2.3) 0.656
Deep white matter 1.6 (1.2–2.1) 0.001 1.3 (0.8–2.2) 0.264
Lacunes
CT Any lacunes 0.8 (0.5–1.2) 0.274 1.0 (0.5–2.2) 0.948
MRI Any lacunes 1.5 (0.5–4.7) 0.451 0.6 (0.1–7.8) 0.666
Atrophy
CT Cortical atrophy 2.0 (1.6–2.5) <0.001 0.9 (0.6–1.4) 0.671
Deep atrophy 1.6 (1.3–1.9) <0.001 1.0 (0.7–1.5) 0.837
MRI Global cortical atrophy 1.7 (1.2–2.3) 0.004 0.6 (0.3–1.4) 0.267
Medial temporal lobe 1.2 (0.9–1.7) 0.200 0.7 (0.4–1.2) 0.187
Cerebral microbleeds, cortical superficial siderosis and perivascular spaces
MRI Perivascular spaces Centrum semiovale 0.9 (0.7–1.2) 0.567 1.2 (0.7–2.0) 0.589
Basal ganglia 2.0 (1.2–3.2) 0.006 1.5 (0.6–3.6) 0.393
Any cortical superficial siderosis 1.3 (0.4–4.2) 0.710 1.1 (0.1–1.7) 0.118
Any cerebral microbleeds 1.6 (0.9–2.8) 0.098 1.8 (0.6–5.0) 0.279

*All CT analysis were adjusted for age, history of ischaemic stroke, history of ICH, atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypercholesterolaemia, current smoking and concomitant medication with antiplatelet agents, antihypertensive agents and statins.

*All MRI analysis were adjusted for age, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation, hypercholesterolaemia, current smoking and antihypertensive treatment.