Figure 5

Distribution of the tertiles (tertile 1–tertile 3) of hemoglobin in patients grouped by 3 EPVS predominance patterns. The percentage of each tertile is shown in each cell. The proportion of hemoglobin tertiles (tertile 1–tertile 3) in patterns from BG-EPVS predominance to CS-EPVS predominance showed significant difference (P = 0.004), and the proportion of Tertile 3 from BG-EPVS predominance pattern to CS-EPVS predominance pattern increased significantly (P = 0.012). BG basal ganglia, CS centrum semiovale, EPVS enlarged perivascular spaces.