Table 4

Sex-specific associations with acute infarct volume

VariableWomenMen
UnivariableMultivariableUnivariable
EstimateP valuesEstimateP valuesEstimateP values
Age−0.10.600.30.20
BMI−0.550.25−0.840.21
Anticoagulant use−4.50.61−6.50.45
Atrial fibrillation−1.20.8420.8 0.01
Diabetes−11.80.14−3.60.64
Hyperlipidaemia0.60.92−6.40.34
Hypertension−5.70.3612.80.09
Prior stroke/TIA6.10.3813.70.07
Cardioembolic stroke1.80.76−1.10.87
Admission NIHSS2.7 < 0.001 3.0 < 0.001
Systolic blood pressure−0.10.480.020.85
IV alteplase treatment13.3 0.03 12.6 0.03 7.80.27
HT20.6 0.005 16.9 0.01 13.00.11
WMHv0.30.430.130.84
NAWM ADC0.020.660.080.24
NAWM K 2 0.006 0.01 0.007 0.01 −0.0010.50
NAWM mask volume0.150.54−0.10.78
  • Multivariable Regression Equation.

  • Men: N A.

  • Bold values indicate P value < 0.05.

  • ADC, apparent diffusion coefficient; BMI, body mass index; DWIv, diffusion-weighted imaging lesion volume; HT, haemorrhagic transformation; IV, intravenous; NA, not applicable; NAWM, normal-appearing white matter; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; TIA, transient ischemic attack; WMHv, white matter hyperintensity volume.