Table 2

Factors associated with symptomatic status in intracranial ICA or MCA occlusion

ParameterUnivariateMultivariate
OR (95% CI)P valueOR (95% CI)P value
Age (per year)1.033 (1.002 to 1.065)0.0380.999 (0.957 to 1.042)0.952
Sex (male vs female)3.157 (1.033 to 9.650)0.0441.493 (0.374 to 5.962)0.571
Occlusive site (MCA vs ICA)1.886 (0.886 to 4.012)0.1001.491 (0.546 to 4.069)0.436
FVH-ASPECTS (per score)3.420 (2.179 to 5.368)<0.00012.973 (1.849 to 4.781)<0.0001
ASL-collateral circulation (per grade)0.441 (0.294 to 0.662)0.0010.735 (0.453 to 1.193)0.213
  • ASL, arterial spin labelling; ASPECTS, Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score; CI, Confidence interval; FVH, fluid-attenuated inversion recovery vascular hyperintensity; ICA, internal carotid artery; MCA, middle cerebral artery; OR, Odd ratio.