Table 1:

Baseline findings of neuroradiologists

BIMA (n = 70) (No.) (%)NORMAL (n = 75) (No.) (%)Odds Ratio (95% CI)aP Valueb
Na(No.) (%)Na(No.) (%)
Arachnoid cysts706 (8.6)703 (4.3)1.74 (0.41–7.37).45
Asymmetric ventricles7014 (20.0)708 (11.4)2.75 (0.94–8.03).06
Brain atrophy7022 (31.4)7110 (14.1)3.00 (1.23–7.30).02c
Cavum septum7034 (48.6)7032 (45.7)1.32 (0.66–2.67).43
Developmental venous anomalies703 (4.3)714 (5.6)0.72 (0.15–3.49).68
DAI/TAI7056 (80.0)7445 (60.8)3.06 (1.40–6.69).005c
Dilated perivascular spaces7033 (47.1)7234 (47.2)1.06 (0.53–2.12).86
Lymph nodes7011 (15.7)717 (9.9)1.51 (0.50–4.55).47
Mastoid fluid706 (8.6)701 (1.4)6.44 (0.70– 59.08).10
Microhemorrhages703 (4.3)700 (0.0)NANA
Pineal cysts7032 (45.7)7031 (44.3)1.33 (0.65–2.71).43
Pituitary abnormalities709 (12.9)7113 (18.3)1.15 (0.40–3.33).80
Sinus disease7035 (50.0)7138 (53.5)0.95 (0.48–1.89).89
  • Note:—NA indicates not applicable.

  • a Number nonmissing for the denominator of the percentage calculation.

  • b Results obtained from logistic regression models of the probability of MR imaging findings adjusted for age.

  • c P < 0.05.