Table 2. Demographic and baseline data of all patients with first-ever ischemic stroke included in the study (n = 754) after exclusion of patients with previous DM and with no HbA1c determination.
| Variable | Final cohort |
| (n = 754) | |
| Age, median years, (IQR 25,75) | 77 (67 83) |
| Men, n (%) | 363 (48.1) |
| Women, n (%) | 391 (51.9) |
| Blood glucose*, median mg/dL (IQR 25,75) | 113 (99 133) |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | - |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 517 (68.9) |
| Ischemic heart disease, n (%) | 99 (13.2) |
| Peripheral arterial disease, n (%) | 51 (6.8) |
| Hyperlipidemia, n (%) | 296 (39.4) |
| BMI men, median (IQR 25,75) | 26.0 (23.7 29.0) |
| BMI women, median (IQR 25,75) | 26.7(24.2 30.2) |
| WC men, median (IQR 25,75) | 99 (90 106) |
| WC women, median (IQR 25,75) | 98 (88 106) |
| Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 280 (37.1) |
| Current smoking, n (%) | 163 (22.0) |
| Current alcohol overuse, n (%) | 142 (19.2) |
| Atherothrombotic stroke, n (%) | 94 (12.5) |
| Lacunar stroke, n (%) | 168 (22.3) |
| Cardioembolic stroke, n (%) | 293 (38.9) |
| Undetermined stroke, n (%) | 199 (26.4) |
* Blood glucose (not fasting) obtained at emergency room.
BMI = body mass index; WC = waist circumference.