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Table 4 Association between the napkin‑ring sign plaques and PVSs

From: Napkin-ring sign plaques are associated with cerebral small vessel disease

Characteristics

PVSs

P

Grade 0

N = 133

Grade 1

N = 316

Grade 2–4

N = 126

 

Bilateral side

    

 NRS plaques

N (%)

43 (32.3%)

94 (29.7%)

52 (41.3%)

0.066

 PR of NRS

N (%)

8 (18.6%)

13 (13.8%)

19 (36.5%)

0.005

 Total NRS area

mm2

9.8 (7.6, 14.0)

10.8 (7.1, 14.5)

11.5 (8.4, 15.0)

0.421

Symptomatic side

    

 NRS plaques

N (%)

34 (25.6%)

79 (25.0%)

39 (31.0%)

0.426

 PR of NRS

N (%)

7 (20.6%)

11 (13.9%)

13 (33.3%)

0.016

 NRS area

mm2

10.1 (8.7, 11.2)

10.5 (7.1, 13.1)

11.5 (9.4, 13.2)

0.135

Contralateral side

    

 NRS plaques

N (%)

19 (14.3%)

29 (9.2%)

27 (21.4%)

0.002

 PR of NRS

N (%)

1 (5.3%)

2 (6.9%)

7 (25.9%)

0.004

 NRS area

mm2

7.1 (5.0, 9.7)

8.1 (6.6, 11.2)

6.9 (4.7, 10.2)

0.371

  1. Bold values indicate statistical differences
  2. NRS napkin‑ring sign, PR positive remodeling, PVSs perivascular spaces