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Table 4 Predictors of the likelihood of occurrence of CMBs

From: Role of magnetic susceptibility-weighted imaging in characterization of cerebral microbleeds in acute ischemic stroke Egyptian obese patients

Predictor

B

SE

Wald

P value

OR (95% CI)

Brain MRI

1.669

0.551

9.176

0.002

5.307 (1.802–15.627)

 LVDs

 SVDs

Hypertension

1.363

0.637

4.586

0.032

3.909 (1.123–13.612)

 No

 Yes

BMI (kg/m2)

− 0.015

0.080

0.037

0.848

0.985 (0.842–1.152)

Serum TC (mg/dl)

0.004

0.012

0.082

0.775

1.004 (0.980–1.028)

Serum LDL-C (mg/dl)

0.001

0.014

0.003

0.958

1.001 (0.874–1.028)

IHD

0.386

1.586

0.059

0.808

1.471 (0.266–32.910)

 No

 Yes

On antiplatelet medications

0.426

1.597

0.071

0.790

1.531 (0.067–35.021)

 No

 Yes

  1. B binary logistic regression coefficient, SE standard error, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, LVDs large vessel diseases, SVDs small vessel diseases, BMI body mass index, TC total cholesterol, LDI-C low-density lipoprotein, IHD ischemic heart disease