Findings in different diagnostic categories: subcortical ischaemic vascular disease, mixed vascular cognitive impairment/Alzheimer's disease, multiple infarcts and leukoaraiosis
| Diagnosis | Hypertension (n (%)) | Diabetes mellitus (n (%)) | Gait (n (%)) | Reflexes (n (%)) | Executive function (mean (SD)) | Memory (mean (SD)) | MMSE (mean (SD)) | NAA (mean (SD)) | Lesion volume (mm3) (mean (SD)) | Albumin Index (n=41) (mean (SD)) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIVD (n=18) | 11 (60) | 6 (33) | 13 (72) | 14 (78) | 42.22 (9.07) | 41.11 (11.60) | 27.61 (2.52) | 10.70 (1.44) | 42057 (26132) | 7.80 (2.25) |
| MX (n=6) | 5 (83) | 2 (33) | 4 (67) | 3 (50) | 41.17 (5.88) | 38.00 (14.04) | 24.83 (4.12) | 10.60 (0.93) | 36552 (14015) | 6.08 (4.14) |
| MI (n=8) | 6 (75) | 1 (13) | 6 (75) | 7 (88) | 40.00 (7.43) | 39.00 (11.63) | 28.75 (1.28) | 12.30 (1.15) | 12001 (12238) | 7.53 (1.66) |
| LA (n=17) | 5 (29) | 2 (12) | 8 (47) | 9 (53) | 44.82 (7.23) | 45.29 (8.59) | 27.53 (2.32) | 12.44 (1.07) | 16774 (16480) | 4.67 (2.36) |
| Normal values | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | >45 | >45 | >25 | >12 | 0 | <6 |
LA, leukoaraiosis; MI, multiple infarcts; MX, mixed vascular cognitive impairment/Alzheimer's disease; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; NAA, N-acetylaspartate; SIVD, subcortical ischaemic vascular disease; VCI, vascular cognitive impairment.