Table 1.
Comparison of demographic and baseline data of the all patients from two stroke center.
| Variables | Level | Overall | CN | PSCI | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 573 | N = 313 | N = 260 | |||
| NIHSS (median [IQR]) | 11.00 [6.00, 14.00] | 10.00 [6.00, 14.00] | 12.00 [8.00, 14.00] | 0.003 | |
| HCY (median [IQR]) | 22.75 [12.58, 30.65] | 21.19 [10.20, 30.29] | 23.74 [15.14, 31.44] | 0.001 | |
| β2.Microglobulin [mean (SD)] | 2.47 (0.72) | 2.40 (0.76) | 2.56 (0.66) | 0.006 | |
| Lp.PLA2 (median [IQR]) | 166.16 [133.54, 201.47] | 154.58 [124.08, 193.20] | 174.88 [144.75, 206.68] | <0.001 | |
| BMI [mean (SD)] | 25.43 (3.48) | 25.44 (3.43) | 25.42 (3.54) | 0.955 | |
| LDL.C [mean (SD)] | 2.71 (0.80) | 2.72 (0.83) | 2.68 (0.78) | 0.551 | |
| TG [mean (SD)] | 4.11 (2.11) | 3.96 (2.10) | 4.29 (2.11) | 0.061 | |
| TC [mean (SD)] | 3.90 (0.82) | 3.91 (0.84) | 3.90 (0.79) | 0.891 | |
| Lipoprotein.A [mean (SD)] | 280.57 (32.99) | 280.01 (33.45) | 281.24 (32.48) | 0.657 | |
| Age [mean (SD)] | 60.16 (11.56) | 60.63 (11.88) | 59.61 (11.15) | 0.294 | |
| Stroke progressive (%) | No | 472 (82.4) | 270 (86.3) | 202 (77.7) | 0.01 |
| Yes | 101 (17.6) | 43 (13.7) | 58 (22.3) | ||
| Hypertension (%) | No | 275 (48.0) | 167 (53.4) | 108 (41.5) | 0.006 |
| Yes | 298 (52.0) | 146 (46.6) | 152 (58.5) | ||
| DM (%) | No | 263 (45.9) | 163 (52.1) | 100 (38.5) | 0.002 |
| Yes | 310 (54.1) | 150 (47.9) | 160 (61.5) | ||
| Smoke (%) | No | 353 (61.6) | 216 (69.0) | 137 (52.7) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 220 (38.4) | 97 (31.0) | 123 (47.3) | ||
| Alcohol (%) | No | 375 (65.4) | 221 (70.6) | 154 (59.2) | 0.006 |
| Yes | 198 (34.6) | 92 (29.4) | 106 (40.8) | ||
| AF (%) | No | 522 (91.1) | 296 (94.6) | 226 (86.9) | 0.002 |
| Yes | 51 (8.9) | 17 (5.4) | 34 (13.1) | ||
| Education (%) | High | 349 (60.9) | 230 (73.5) | 119 (45.8) | <0.001 |
| Low | 224 (39.1) | 83 (26.5) | 141 (54.2) | ||
| CHD (%) | No | 444 (77.5) | 237 (75.7) | 207 (79.6) | 0.312 |
| Yes | 129 (22.5) | 76 (24.3) | 53 (20.4) | ||
| PVD (%) | No | 442 (77.1) | 237 (75.7) | 205 (78.8) | 0.431 |
| Yes | 131 (22.9) | 76 (24.3) | 55 (21.2) | ||
| Gender (%) | Female | 268 (46.8) | 142 (45.4) | 126 (48.5) | 0.513 |
| Male | 305 (53.2) | 171 (54.6) | 134 (51.5) | ||
| Stroke localization (%) | Left | 252 (44.0) | 93 (29.7) | 159 (61.2) | <0.001 |
| Right | 321 (56.0) | 220 (70.3) | 101 (38.8) | ||
| Reperfusion therapy (%) | No | 457 (79.8) | 240 (76.7) | 217 (83.5.) | 0.056 |
| Yes | 116 (20.2) | 73 (23.3) | 43 (16.5) | ||
NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; DM, diabetes mellitus; AF, atrial fibrillation; CHD, coronary heart disease; PVD, peripheral vascular disease.