Table 2

Sex specific mean grade of periventricular white matter lesions/ region/10 y age stratum2-151

Lobar location60–70 y(n=465)70–80 y (n=416)80–90 y (n=196)Overall (n=1077)
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 capping0.5 (0.0)0.6 (0.0)2-150 0.8 (0.1)1.0 (0.1)2-160 1.3 (0.1)1.5 (0.1)2-150 0.8 (0.0)0.9 (0.0)2-160
Bands0.6 (0.0)0.5 (0.0)0.9 (0.1)1.0 (0.1)1.4 (0.1)1.5 (0.1)0.8 (0.0)0.9 (0.0)
Occipital capping0.3 (0.1)0.3 (0.1)0.7 (0.1)0.8 (0.1)1.4 (0.1)1.4 (0.1)0.7 (0.0)0.7 (0.0)
Total periventricular1.4 (0.1)1.5 (0.1)2.4 (0.1)2.8 (0.1)4.1 (0.2)4.4 (0.2)2.3 (0.1)2.5 (0.1)
  • 2-150 p<0.05;

  • 2-160 p<0.01.

  • 2-151 Expressed as mean grade (SE).