Table 2:

Risk of vascular events by anatomic locationa

All DeathsVascular DeathMyocardial InfarctionAny StrokeAny Vascular Event
Small PVS score
    Basal ganglia1.01, 0.95–1.081.12, 1.02–1.221.06, 0.94–1.191.00, 0.90–1.121.06, 1.00–1.13
    Subcortical1.01, 0.95–1.071.06, 0.99–1.141.01, 0.94–1.121.08, 1.00–1.161.05, 0.99–1.14
    Posterior fossa1.02, 0.80–1.361.19, 0.79–1.761.26, 0.83–1.911.09, 0.70–1.671.09, 0.83–1.44
Large PVS score
    Subcortical white matter0.68, 0.43–1.070.81, 0.42–1.471.26, 0.85–1.851.32, 0.95–1.851.08, 0.79–1.47
    Subinsular0.94, 0.80–1.101.21, 0.92–1.391.10, 0.84–1.431.08, 0.80–1.451.11, 0.93–1.30
    Basal ganglia supraputaminal1.73, 1.07–2.770.54, 0.22–2.251.17, 0.31–4.371.45, 0.61–3.430.90, 0.40–1.91
    Basal ganglia infraputaminal1.05, 0.88–1.251.24, 0.93–1.660.98, 0.63–1.460.92, 0.70–1.221.09, 0.89–1.33
  • a Models are adjusted for head size, motion artifacts, age, sex, ethnicity, vascular risk factors at MRI and during follow-up (hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, smoking), prior cardiac disease, and body mass index. Data are hazard ratios and 95% CIs.