Table 4.

Association of different variables with serum troponin levels among acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients

Variable	Troponin (ng/l)	Logarithm of troponin	P (on logarithm of troponin)
Sex			0.008
Male	29.44 ± 56.10	2.73 ± 0.99
Female	14.18 ± 16.44	2.24 ± 0.92
Age			0.002
< 70	22.56 ± 56.70	2.23 ± 1.08
≥ 70	22.67 ± 25.03	2.79 ± 0.80
Serum creatinine (mg/dl)			0.001
≤ 1.5	20.25 ± 42.78	2.43 ± 0.94
> 1.5	52.51 ± 49.39	3.56 ± 1.00
Ischemic changes			< 0.001
No	14.63 ± 15.00	2.32 ± 0.86
Yes	53.43 ± 87.44	3.16 ± 1.20
NIHSS			0.140
0-9	24.08 ± 52.52	2.41 ± 1.08
10-42	19.90 ± 18.46	2.70 ± 0.76
Right hemisphere			0.760
No	17.00 ± 17.04	2.49 ± 0.86
Yes	25.96 ± 57.75	2.44 ± 1.09
Left hemisphere			0.250
No	23.84 ± 57.75	2.35 ± 1.06
Yes	20.20 ± 26.12	2.57 ± 0.91
Brainstem			0.750
No	22.43 ± 47.17	2.48 ± 0.99
Yes	20.47 ± 34.53	2.40 ± 1.02
Cerebellum			0.045
No	14.41 ± 14.78	2.34 ± 0.82
Yes	76.00 ± 110.10	3.33 ± 1.58
Insula			0.240
No	21.44 ± 47.41	2.40 ± 1.00
Yes	24.05 ± 35.26	2.67 ± 0.93
Frontal			0.690
No	25.57 ± 57.65	2.50 ± 1.00
Yes	18.44 ± 25.98	2.42 ± 0.99
Parietal			0.740
No	23.50 ± 50.52	2.44 ± 1.06
Yes	18.71 ± 28.00	2.51 ± 0.80
Occipital			0.410
No	22.77 ± 46.19	2.48 ± 1.00
Yes	11.85 ± 12.03	2.16 ± 0.80
Temporal			0.660
No	22.52 ± 46.49	2.45 ± 1.01
Yes	16.18 ± 10.47	2.61 ± 0.63
Thalamus			0.080
No	22.78 ± 45.76	2.50 ± 0.98
Yes	7.20 ± 4.31	1.70 ± 1.00
Basal ganglia			0.150
No	20.62 ± 46.38	2.39 ± 0.97
Yes	27.75 ± 38.18	2.74 ± 1.04
Internal capsule			0.390
No	23.49 ± 47.55	2.49 ± 1.03
Yes	11.77 ± 10.17	2.24 ± 0.65
Cortical			0.980
No	25.57 ± 57.16	2.46 ± 1.10
Yes	18.30 ± 26.09	2.46 ± 0.87

NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale