Table 3 Demographic and clinical data of the participants with and without abnormal MRI findings requiring further evaluation.
Variables | Findings requiring further evaluation (n = 15) | No abnormality or findings not requiring further evaluation (n = 1098) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age range | Total | Age range | Total | |||
34–59 y.o. (n = 11) | 60–84 y.o. (n = 4) | 34–59 y.o. (n = 910) | 60–84 y.o. (n = 188) | |||
Age (y.o.) | 54.3 +/- 10.0 | 52.5 +/- 8.5 | ||||
(range) | (34–75) | (22–84)* | ||||
Sex, male:female | 9:2 | 1:3 | 10:5 | 622:288 | 129:59 | 751:347§ |
BMI (kg/m-2) | 24.5 +/- 4.9 | 23.7 +/- 0.7 | 24.3 +/- 4.1 | 23.6 +/- 3.7 | 23.5 +/- 3.0 | 23.6 +/- 3.7 |
(range) | (19.5–35.6) | (22.7–24.4) | (19.5–35.6) | (13.8–59.0) | (13.8–33.5) | (13.8–59.0)* |
Hypertension | 3 | 1 | 4 (26.7%) | 204 (22.4%) | 59 (31.3%) | 263 (24.0%)§ |
Diabetes mellitus | 1 | 0 | 1 (6.7%) | 94 (10.3%) | 37 (19.7%) | 131 (11.9%)§ |
Hyperlipidemia | 6 | 1 | 7 (46.7%) | 279 (30.7%) | 74 (39.4%) | 353 (32.0%)§ |
Cardiac disease | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 21 (2.3%) | 15 (8.0%) | 36 (3.3%)§ |
Heavy smoking | 1 | 0 | 1 (6.7%) | 114 (12.5%) | 16 (8.5%) | 130 (11.8%)§ |
Heavy drinker | 0 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 40 (4.4%) | 2 (1.1%) | 42 (3.8%)§ |
Headache | 1 | 0 | 1 (6.7%) | 125 (13.7%) | 9 (4.8%) | 134 (12.2%)§ |
Vertigo/Dizziness | 4 | 0 | 4 (26.7%) | 111 (12.2%) | 24 (12.8%) | 135 (12.3%)§ |