Table 3

Sex specific frequency distribution of periventricular white matter lesions grades/ region/10 y age stratum

LocationGrade60–70 y70–80 y80–90 yOverall
Men (n=226)Women (n=239)Men (n=204)Women (n=212)Men (n=92)Women (n=104)Men (n=522)Women (n=555)
Frontal capping050.042.229.922.914.98.535.928.5
140.641.943.142.039.431.141.439.8
28.914.625.533.240.451.921.028.8
30.51.31.51.95.38.51.72.93-150
Bands043.846.227.025.78.510.430.931.6
145.643.851.045.843.635.847.343.1
29.78.318.621.030.934.917.018.2
30.91.73.47.517.018.94.87.1
Occipital capping071.772.448.242.525.623.054.251.8
120.818.827.932.722.629.523.926.1
26.27.118.117.834.425.815.814.6
31.31.75.87.017.421.76.17.5
  • Numbers are percentages.

  • 3-150 p=0.005 (Overall χ2 test).