Table 2. Characteristics of the study population.
| Control | Case | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=564) | Ischemic stroke | Hemorrhagic stroke | |||
| (n=564) | P value | (n=220) | P value | ||
| Age (years) | 62.23±0.39 | 61.01±0.42 | 0.032b | 57.58±0.75 | <0.001b |
| Male (%) | 62.6 | 64.5 | 0.496 | 67.3 | 0.220 |
| BMI | 23.67±0.14 | 24.46±0.15 | <0.001b | 23.75±0.23 | 0.759 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 131.03±0.87 | 146.53±0.99 | <0.001b | 153.67±1.71 | <0.001b |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 78.69±0.47 | 86.44±0.59 | <0.001b | 93.57±1.14 | <0.001b |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.07±0.09 | 4.54±0.05 | 0.176 | 4.34±0.72 | 0.423 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 103 (18.3) | 391 (69.3) | <0.001b | 144 (65.5) | <0.001b |
| Hyperlipidemia, n (%) | 118 (20.9) | 198 (35.1) | <0.001b | 26 (11.8) | 0.003b |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 19 (3.3) | 101 (17.9) | <0.001b | 9 (4.1) | 0.624 |
| Smoking (current), n (%) | 141 (25.0) | 153 (27.1) | 0.416 | 68 (30.9) | 0.093 |
| CRP, mg/L Median (IQ-range) | 0.61 (0.32–1.46) | 1.79 (0.70–4.87) | <0.001b | 6.58 (1.42–19.41) | <0.001b |
BMI=body mass index.
bP<0.05 vs controls.