Relation between Cardiovascular Disease Risk Markers and Brain Infarcts Detected by Magnetic Resonance Imaging in an Elderly Population Ruta Nylander, MD, Lars Lind, MD, PhD, Johan Wikström, MD, PhD, Bertil Lindahl, MD, PhD, Per Venge, MD, PhD, Anders Larsson, MD, PhD, Johan Ärnlöv, MD, PhD, Lars Berglund, PhD, Håkan Ahlström, MD, PhD, Lars Johansson, PhD, Elna-Marie Larsson, MD, PhD Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases Volume 24, Issue 2, Pages 312-318 (February 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.08.027 Copyright © 2015 National Stroke Association Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Gender-adjusted odds ratios for any brain infarct. Odds ratios are standardized for continuous variables. Total smoking is defined as current and/or former smoking. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; CI, confidence interval; CRP, C-reactive protein; Cys C, cystatin-C; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; NT-proBNP, terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; OR, odds ratio; SBP, systolic blood pressure. Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 2015 24, 312-318DOI: (10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.08.027) Copyright © 2015 National Stroke Association Terms and Conditions