Abstract:
Objective: To investigate the main risk factors of multiple cerebral aneurysms as so to provide theoretic foundation to reduce intracranial aneurysms.
Methods: A case-control study was conducted to analyze the main risk factors by univariate and multivariate analyses respectively in 42 patients with multiple cerebral aneurysms and 164 single cerebral aneurysm controls.
Results: Univariate analyses showed that five risk factors, female gender (
OR =3.7, 95%
CI= 1.5 -9.7), hypertention(
OR = 2.7, 95%
CI= 1.2 -6.0), cigarette smoking(
OR =0.3, 95%
CI= 0.08 -0.96), postmenopausal state in female patients(
OR = 2.4, 95%
CI= 1.1 -6.0), family history of cerebrovascular disease (
OR = 3.5, 95%
CI= 1.2 -9.7) was significantly assi-soated with presence of multiple cerebral aneurysms.In multivariate analysis, female gender(
OR =3.5, 95%
CI= 1.7-8.9), hypertention(
OR = 3.0, 95%
CI= 1.1-5.2), family history of cerefarovascular disease (
OR = 3.2, 95%
CI= 1.4-8.6) remained statistical significance.
Conclusion: Female gender, hypertention, family history of cerebrovascular were risk factors of multiple cerebral aneurysms.