Table 1 Patient Characteristics.

From: Microstructural and microvascular features of white matter hyperintensities and their association with small vessel disease markers

Characteristic

All patients enrolled (N = 19)

Analyzed for DWI of WMH (N = 16)

Analyzed for ASL and DWI of GM (N = 14)

Age (mean ± SD years)

68.2 ± 11.5

71.3 ± 7.9

71.4 ± 8.4

Sex

6 F, 13 M

5 F, 11 M

5 F, 9 M

Race

2 AA, 17 White

2 AA, 14 White

2 AA, 12 White

Fazekas, periventricular

1.61 ± 0.92*

1.56 ± 0.96

1.57 ± 1.02

Fazekas, deep

1.67 ± 0.59*

1.69 ± 0.60

1.64 ± 0.63

Fazekas, total

3.28 ± 1.27*

3.25 ± 1.34

3.21 ± 1.42

WMH volume [cc]

7.29 ± 8.99*

6.48 ± 9.08

6.39 ± 9.59

Hispanic Ethnicity

0

0

0

Hypertension

11

10

9

Hyperlipidemia

11

10

8

Diabetes Mellitus

3

3

2

Carotid Stenosis

3

2

2

Coronary Artery Disease

6

5

3

Atrial Fibrillation

1

1

1

Heart Failure

1

1

1

Dementia

4

4

4

Chronic Kidney Disease

2

2

1

Prior Stroke

1

0

0

Steroid Use

0

0

0

Obstructive Sleep Apnea

7

7

5

Current Smoker

4

2

2

Prior Neurosurgery

1

1

1

  1. WMH = white matter hyperintensity, DWI = diffusion-weighted imaging, ASL = arterial spin labeling, GM = gray matter, F = female, M = male, AA = African American, SD = standard deviation. * excluding one patient who did not complete MRI.
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