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 ORP valueAdjusted* ORP value
Leukoaraiosis/white matter lesions
CTAnterior region1.2 (1.0–1.4)0.0230.8 (0.6–1.1)0.209
Posterior region1.2 (1.0–1.3)0.0380.8 (0.6–1.1)0.234
MRIPeriventricular white matter1.7 (1.2–2.4)0.0031.2 (0.6–2.3)0.656
Deep white matter1.6 (1.2–2.1)0.0011.3 (0.8–2.2)0.264
Lacunes
CTAny lacunes0.8 (0.5–1.2)0.2741.0 (0.5–2.2)0.948
MRIAny lacunes1.5 (0.5–4.7)0.4510.6 (0.1–7.8)0.666
Atrophy
CTCortical atrophy2.0 (1.6–2.5)<0.0010.9 (0.6–1.4)0.671
Deep atrophy1.6 (1.3–1.9)<0.0011.0 (0.7–1.5)0.837
MRIGlobal cortical atrophy1.7 (1.2–2.3)0.0040.6 (0.3–1.4)0.267
Medial temporal lobe1.2 (0.9–1.7)0.2000.7 (0.4–1.2)0.187
Cerebral microbleeds, cortical superficial siderosis and perivascular spaces
MRIPerivascular spacesCentrum semiovale0.9 (0.7–1.2)0.5671.2 (0.7–2.0)0.589
Basal ganglia2.0 (1.2–3.2)0.0061.5 (0.6–3.6)0.393
Any cortical superficial siderosis1.3 (0.4–4.2)0.7101.1 (0.1–1.7)0.118
Any cerebral microbleeds1.6 (0.9–2.8)0.0981.8 (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.