TABLE 1.
Comparison of certain clinical characteristics between the recurrence group and the non-recurrence group.
| Variable | Non-recurrence group (n = 545) |
Recurrence group (n = 67) |
χ2/t/z | p |
| Age M (Q25, Q75) | 63.499 (56, 72) | 67.164 (56, 75) | −2.554 | 0.011 |
| Smoking history [n (%)] | 3.868 | 0.049 | ||
| Yes | 344 (63.469) | 34 (50.746) | ||
| No | 201 (36.881) | 33 (49.254) | ||
| Stroke history [n (%)] | 5.646 | 0.017 | ||
| Yes | 110 (20.183) | 22 (32.836) | ||
| No | 435 (79.817) | 45 (67.164) | ||
| Ischemic heart disease history [n (%)] | ||||
| Yes | 6 (1.101) | 3 (4.478) | 4.695 | 0.030 |
| No | 539 (98.899) | 64 (95.522) | ||
| Alkaline phosphatase [mean (SD)] | 90.149 (24.971) | 97.386 (32.255) | −2.157 | 0.031 |
| Creatinine [mean (SD)] | 77.621 (25.539) | 89.11 (34.935) | −2.591 | 0.012 |
| Prothrombin time [mean (SD)] | 11.292 (1.238) | 11.675 (2.140) | −2.161 | 0.031 |
| Fibrinogen concentration [mean (SD)] | 2.950 (0.846) | 3.341 (1.221) | −2.528 | 0.014 |
| Absolute neutrophil count [mean (SD)] | 4.856 (2.111) | 5.654 (3.084) | −2.045 | 0.044 |
| Total protein [mean (SD)] | 66.347 (5.109) | 64.746 (5.257) | 2.408 | 0.016 |
| Albumin [mean (SD)] | 37.864 (3.277) | 36.660 (4.155) | 2.270 | 0.026 |
| White blood cell count [mean (SD)] | 7.242 (2.350) | 7.960 (3.207) | −2.254 | 0.025 |
| International standard rate [mean (SD)] | 0.979 (0.109) | 1.013 (0.192) | −2.177 | 0.030 |