Table 1.
Basic Characteristics of Participants by Stroke
| Characteristic | Na | Stroke | P valuec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall, N = 15,679 (100%)b | No, N = 15,082 (97%)b | Yes, N = 597 (2.9%)b | |||
| Age (years) | 15,679 | 47.0 (34.0, 60.0) | 47.0 (33.0, 60.0) | 67.0 (55.0, 77.0) | < 0.001 |
| Gender | 15,679 | 0.05 | |||
| Male | 7507 (48%) | 7220 (48%) | 287 (43%) | ||
| Female | 8172 (52%) | 7862 (52%) | 310 (57%) | ||
| Race/ethnicity | 15,679 | 0.001 | |||
| Non-Hispanic white | 6636 (68%) | 6336 (67%) | 300 (69%) | ||
| Non-Hispanic black | 3146 (10%) | 2981 (10%) | 165 (15%) | ||
| Mexican American | 2501 (8.7%) | 2447 (8.8%) | 54 (4.6%) | ||
| Other race—including multi-racial | 1805 (7.7%) | 1768 (7.7%) | 37 (8.0%) | ||
| Other Hispanic | 1591 (5.8%) | 1550 (5.8%) | 41 (3.7%) | ||
| Education Level | 15,679 | < 0.001 | |||
| Under highschool | 3906 (16%) | 3690 (16%) | 216 (28%) | ||
| Highschool | 3572 (23%) | 3418 (23%) | 154 (29%) | ||
| Above highschool | 8201 (61%) | 7974 (61%) | 227 (42%) | ||
| Poverty-income ratio (PIR) | 15,679 | 2.74 (1.60, 4.86) | 2.77 (1.63, 4.92) | 2.09 (1.22, 3.34) | < 0.001 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 15,679 | 28 (24, 32) | 28 (24, 32) | 29 (25, 34) | 0.036 |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 15,679 | 120 (111, 128) | 120 (111, 127) | 121 (118, 138) | < 0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 15,679 | 69 (64, 75) | 69 (64, 75) | 69 (62, 74) | 0.006 |
| Alcohol consumption | 15,679 | 0.7 | |||
| No | 15,322 (98%) | 14,732 (98%) | 590 (98%) | ||
| Yes | 357 (1.9%) | 350 (1.9%) | 7 (1.6%) | ||
| Smoking status | 15,679 | < 0.001 | |||
| Smoking | 3058 (19%) | 2913 (19%) | 145 (25%) | ||
| Never smoking | 8776 (55%) | 8536 (56%) | 240 (40%) | ||
| Quit Smoking | 3845 (25%) | 3633 (25%) | 212 (34%) | ||
| Diabetes | 15,679 | < 0.001 | |||
| Diabetes | 2462 (11%) | 2242 (11%) | 220 (33%) | ||
| Prediabetes | 3843 (21%) | 3680 (21%) | 163 (26%) | ||
| Nondiabetes | 9374 (68%) | 9160 (69%) | 214 (41%) | ||
| Cancer | 15,679 | < 0.001 | |||
| No | 14,222 (90%) | 13,758 (91%) | 464 (77%) | ||
| Yes | 1457 (9.7%) | 1324 (9.3%) | 133 (23%) | ||
| Monocyte-Albumin-Ratio | 15,679 | 0.12 (0.10, 0.15) | 0.12 (0.10, 0.15) | 0.14 (0.11, 0.18) | < 0.001 |
| Triglyceride-Glucose Index | 15,679 | 8.54 (8.13, 8.97) | 8.54 (8.13, 8.96) | 8.71 (8.30, 9.16) | < 0.001 |
| HDL Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 15,679 | 1.34 (1.11, 1.63) | 1.34 (1.11, 1.63) | 1.29 (1.09, 1.66) | 0.14 |
| LDL Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 15,679 | 2.87 (2.30, 3.52) | 2.90 (2.33, 3.52) | 2.56 (2.02, 3.39) | < 0.001 |
| Total Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 15,679 | 4.89 (4.24, 5.61) | 4.89 (4.24, 5.61) | 4.65 (4.03, 5.46) | < 0.001 |
| Total Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 15,679 | 1.14 (0.78, 1.66) | 1.13 (0.78, 1.66) | 1.25 (0.87, 1.78) | < 0.001 |
aN not Missing (unweighted)
bMedian (IQR) for continuous; n (weighted %) for categorical
cDesign-based KruskalWallis test; Pearson’s X^2: Rao & Scott adjustment