Table 4 Predictors of ocular cranial nerve palsy of presumed ischemic origin (OCNPi) based on multivariate logistic regression analysis (Model 1). CN cranial nerve, BMI body mass index, WMH white matter hyperintensities, IHD ischemic heart disease, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, CI confidence interval.

Age

1.02 (0.99–1.05)

0.303

Male sex

3.04 (1.87–4.95)

< 0.001

Cranial nerve

  CN III

Reference

Reference

  CN IV

7.11 (3.46–14.61)

< 0.001

  CN VI

1.99 (1.18–3.36)

0.010

BMI

1.09 (1.02–1.18)

0.012

WMH

  No (0)

Reference

Reference

  Mild (1–3)

3.51 (1.91–6.43)

< 0.001

  Moderate to Severe (4–6)

3.47 (1.42–8.48)

0.006

Hypertension

1.24 (0.75–2.05)

0.402

Diabetes

7.24 (4.20–12.47)

< 0.001

IHD

1.26 (0.48–3.27)

0.637

eGFR

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.386

Prior use of antithrombotics

1.84 (0.92–3.69)

0.086

Dyslipidemia

1.3 (0.73–2.32)

0.381

MRI Field strength, 3 T

0.8 (0.49–1.28)

0.350