TABLE 6.

Multivariate analysis of predictors of the number of SVD markers ≥ 3.

	P	OR	95% CI
Age ≥ 70	<0.001	5.492	3.918	7.699
Smoking	0.117	1.447	0.912	2.298
Drinking	0.447	0.811	0.472	1.393
Atrial fibrillation	0.362	1.411	0.672	2.962
Diabetes mellitus	0.661	1.073	0.783	1.472
Previous stroke	0.005	2.818	1.372	5.789
Carotid plaque	0.001	1.855	1.281	2.687
Antiplatelet	0.103	1.467	0.926	2.325
BPV subtype (relative to dipper)	0.018
Non-dipper	0.091	1.387	0.949	2.028
Reverse-dipper	0.012	1.725	1.129	2.633
Extreme-dipper	0.110	0.174	0.021	1.480

BPV, blood pressure variability; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.