Table 5.
Relationship between lipoprotein-related phospholipase A2 activity and infarct volume in patients who had acute ischemic stroke
| Stroke type | Total | Lp-PLA2 level (nmol/min/mL)
|
P-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Low <100
|
Medium 100 to 150
|
High >150
|
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| Number of patients | Number of patients | Number of patients | Number of patients | |||||
| Nonlacunar infarct volume (mL) | 48 | 12 | 4±5 | 8 | 31±40 | 28 | 57±60 | 0.01 |
| Lacunar infarct volume (mL) | 53 | 34 | 1±1 | 5 | 12±6 | 14 | 4±3 | 0.001 |
Notes: Data reported as number or mean ± standard deviation. Statistical significance was defined as P≤0.05.
Abbreviation: Lp-PLA2, lipoprotein-related phospholipase A2.