Table 1:

Summary statistics of AVM casesa

CharacteristicHemorrhage on Noninvasive ImagingOverall (n = 519)
Nonhemorrhagic (n = 293 [56%])Hemorrhagic (n = 226 [44%])
Age at diagnosis (yr)36.9 ± 17.233.5 ± 19.035.4 ± 18.0
Sex
    Female155 (53)116 (51)271 (52)
    Male138 (47)110 (49)248 (48)
Whiteb
    Yes170 (58)113 (50)283 (55)
    No123 (42)113 (50)236 (45)
AVM side
    Right135 (46)105 (46)240 (46)
    Left146 (50)105 (46)251 (48)
    Midline12 (4)16 (7)28 (5)
Maximum dimension (cm)3.28 ± 1.582.43 ± 1.552.92 ± 1.62
Venous drainage
    Not exclusively deep275 (94)163 (72)438 (84)
    Exclusively deep18 (6)63 (28)81 (16)
Venous stenosis
    0%–24%125 (43)112 (50)237 (46)
    25%–49%54 (18)38 (17)92 (18)
    50%–74%73 (25)38 (17)111 (21)
    75%–99%34 (12)30 (13)64 (12)
    100% (occlusion)7 (2)8 (4)15 (3)
Number of draining veins
    Single71 (24%)123 (54%)194 (37%)
    Multiple222 (76%)103 (46%)325 (63%)
Venous ectasia
    Yes170 (58)76 (34)246 (47)
    No123 (42)150 (66)273 (53)
Venous reflux
    Yes105 (36)46 (20)151 (29)
    No188 (64)180 (80)368 (71)
  • a Values are No. (%) or mean ± SD.

  • b Ethnicity is included as a variable, as other studies have shown statistically significant differences in the rates of AVM hemorrhage in individuals of different ethnic backgrounds.