Table 3.
Comparison of demographic and baseline data of the patients from the stroke center of the Affiliated Huai’an Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University.
| Variables | Overall | CN | PSCI | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 187 | N = 101 | N = 86 | |||
| NIHSS (median [IQR]) | 11.00 [6.00, 14.00] | 10.00 [6.00, 14.00] | 12.00 [8.00, 14.75] | 0.098 | |
| HCY (median [IQR]) | 23.19 [12.36, 31.46] | 22.46 [9.86, 29.88] | 24.81 [14.69, 33.55] | 0.022 | |
| Microglobulin [mean (SD)] | 2.46 (0.71) | 2.35 (0.73) | 2.59 (0.66) | 0.022 | |
| Lp.pla2 (median [IQR]) | 165.96 [132.17, 195.18] | 153.37 [124.08, 183.37] | 173.33 [142.51, 203.92] | 0.01 | |
| BMI [mean (SD)] | 25.46 (3.49) | 25.28 (3.45) | 25.67 (3.54) | 0.445 | |
| LDL.C [mean (SD)] | 2.72 (0.82) | 2.72 (0.84) | 2.73 (0.80) | 0.929 | |
| TG [mean (SD)] | 4.17 (2.03) | 4.06 (2.04) | 4.29 (2.03) | 0.438 | |
| TC [mean (SD)] | 3.92 (0.82) | 3.89 (0.84) | 3.95 (0.80) | 0.594 | |
| Lipoprotein.A [mean (SD)] | 278.94 (33.38) | 279.03 (33.67) | 278.82 (33.22) | 0.966 | |
| Age [mean (SD)] | 59.77 (11.77) | 60.20 (12.15) | 59.27 (11.35) | 0.591 | |
| Progressive (%) | No | 153 (81.8) | 86 (85.1) | 67 (77.9) | 0.276 |
| Yes | 34 (18.2) | 15 (14.9) | 19 (22.1) | ||
| Hypertension (%) | No | 89 (47.6) | 54 (53.5) | 35 (40.7) | 0.111 |
| Yes | 98 (52.4) | 47 (46.5) | 51 (59.3) | ||
| DM (%) | No | 90 (48.1) | 57 (56.4) | 33 (38.4) | 0.02 |
| Yes | 97 (51.9) | 44 (43.6) | 53 (61.6) | ||
| Smoke (%) | No | 117 (62.6) | 71 (70.3) | 46 (53.5) | 0.027 |
| Yes | 70 (37.4) | 30 (29.7) | 40 (46.5) | ||
| Alcohol (%) | No | 122 (65.2) | 71 (70.3) | 51 (59.3) | 0.156 |
| Yes | 65 (34.8) | 30 (29.7) | 35 (40.7) | ||
| AF (%) | No | 173 (92.5) | 97 (96.0) | 76 (88.4) | 0.088 |
| Yes | 14 (7.5) | 4 (4.0) | 10 (11.6) | ||
| Education (%) | High | 111 (59.4) | 73 (72.3) | 38 (44.2) | <0.001 |
| Low | 76 (40.6) | 28 (27.7) | 48 (55.8) | ||
| CHD (%) | No | 150 (80.2) | 80 (79.2) | 70 (81.4) | 0.849 |
| Yes | 37 (19.8) | 21 (20.8) | 16 (18.6) | ||
| PVD (%) | No | 150 (80.2) | 80 (79.2) | 70 (81.4) | 0.849 |
| Yes | 37 (19.8) | 21 (20.8) | 16 (18.6) | ||
| Gender (%) | Female | 88 (47.1) | 47 (46.5) | 41 (47.7) | 0.993 |
| Male | 99 (52.9) | 54 (53.5) | 45 (52.3) | ||
| Stroke localization (%) | Left | 71 (38.0) | 31 (30.7) | 40 (46.5) | 0.038 |
| Right | 116 (62.0) | 70 (69.3) | 46 (53.5) | ||
| Reperfusion therapy (%) | No | 154 (82.4) | 83 (82.2) | 71 (82.6) | 1 |
| Yes | 33 (17.6) | 18 (17.8) | 15 (17.4) | ||
NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; DM, diabetes mellitus; AF, atrial fibrillation; CHD, coronary heart disease; PVD, peripheral vascular disease.