Table 2.
Comparison of demographic and baseline data of the patients from the stroke center of the Huai’an First People’s Hospital.
| Variables | Overall | CN | PSCI | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 386 | N = 212 | N = 174 | |||
| NIHSS (median [IQR]) | 11.00 [6.00, 14.00] | 9.50 [5.00, 14.00] | 12.00 [8.00, 14.00] | 0.012 | |
| HCY (median [IQR]) | 22.72 [12.70, 30.42] | 21.01 [10.51, 30.30] | 23.58 [15.24, 30.70] | 0.02 | |
| β2.Microglobulin (mean (SD)) | 2.48 (0.73) | 2.42 (0.78) | 2.55 (0.66) | 0.081 | |
| Lp.pla2 (median [IQR]) | 167.42 [133.85, 203.85] | 156.64 [124.01, 193.66] | 176.79 [149.40, 208.25] | <0.001 | |
| BMI [mean (SD)] | 25.42 (3.48) | 25.52 (3.42) | 25.30 (3.55) | 0.546 | |
| LDL.C [mean (SD)] | 2.70 (0.80) | 2.73 (0.82) | 2.66 (0.77) | 0.424 | |
| TC [mean (SD)] | 4.08 (2.14) | 3.91 (2.13) | 4.29 (2.15) | 0.084 | |
| TG [mean (SD)] | 3.90 (0.81) | 3.92 (0.84) | 3.87 (0.78) | 0.585 | |
| Lipoprotein.A [mean (SD)] | 281.36 (32.82) | 280.48 (33.42) | 282.44 (32.14) | 0.56 | |
| Age [mean (SD)] | 60.35 (11.46) | 60.83 (11.77) | 59.78 (11.08) | 0.369 | |
| Progressive (%) | No | 319 (82.6) | 184 (86.8) | 135 (77.6) | 0.025 |
| Yes | 67 (17.4) | 28 (13.2) | 39 (22.4) | ||
| Hypertension (%) | No | 186 (48.2) | 113 (53.3) | 73 (42.0) | 0.034 |
| Yes | 200 (51.8) | 99 (46.7) | 101 (58.0) | ||
| DM (%) | No | 173 (44.8) | 106 (50.0) | 67 (38.5) | 0.031 |
| Yes | 213 (55.2) | 106 (50.0) | 107 (61.5) | ||
| Smoke (%) | No | 236 (61.1) | 145 (68.4) | 91 (52.3) | 0.002 |
| Yes | 150 (38.9) | 67 (31.6) | 83 (47.7) | ||
| Alcohol (%) | No | 253 (65.5) | 150 (70.8) | 103 (59.2) | 0.023 |
| Yes | 133 (34.5) | 62 (29.2) | 71 (40.8) | ||
| AF (%) | No | 349 (90.4) | 199 (93.9) | 150 (86.2) | 0.018 |
| Yes | 37 (9.6) | 13 (6.1) | 24 (13.8) | ||
| Education (%) | High | 238 (61.7) | 157 (74.1) | 81 (46.6) | <0.001 |
| Low | 148 (38.3) | 55 (25.9) | 93 (53.4) | ||
| CHD (%) | No | 294 (76.2) | 157 (74.1) | 137 (78.7) | 0.34 |
| Yes | 92 (23.8) | 55 (25.9) | 37 (21.3) | ||
| PVD (%) | No | 292 (75.6) | 157 (74.1) | 135 (77.6) | 0.494 |
| Yes | 94 (24.4) | 55 (25.9) | 39 (22.4) | ||
| Gender (%) | Female | 180 (46.6) | 95 (44.8) | 85 (48.9) | 0.491 |
| Male | 206 (53.4) | 117 (55.2) | 89 (51.1) | ||
| Stroke localization (%) | Left | 181 (46.9) | 62 (29.2) | 119 (68.4) | <0.001 |
| Right | 205 (53.1) | 150 (70.8) | 55 (31.6) | ||
| Reperfusion therapy (%) | No | 303 (78.5) | 157 (74.1) | 146 (83.9) | 0.026 |
| Yes | 83 (21.5) | 55 (25.9) | 28 (16.1) | ||
NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; DM, diabetes mellitus; AF, atrial fibrillation; CHD, coronary heart disease; PVD, peripheral vascular disease.