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. 2013 Feb 25;2013:870608. doi: 10.1155/2013/870608

Table 3.

Lipids values across age, gender, NIHSS, prior statin use, mRS, and death within 3 months.

Association P value
Cholesterol (mg/dL)

Age# Pearson's ρ (95% CI) −0.13 (−0.24 to 0.03) 0.0149∗
Gender
 Males Median (IQR) 4.45 (3.62 to 5.26) 0.0037∗
 Females Median (IQR) 4.72 (4.1 to 5.4)
NIHSS# Pearson's ρ (95% CI) 0.032 (−0.08 to 0.14) 0.572
Statins
 Yes Median (IQR) 4.03 (3.44 to 5.02) <0.0001∗
 No Median (IQR) 4.78 (4.06 to 5.46)
mRs Pearson's ρ (95% CI) −0.056 (−0.163 to 0.052) 0.31
Death within 3 months
 Yes Median (IQR) 4.23 (3.16 to 4.88) 0.166
 No Median (IQR) 4.58 (3.87 to 5.33)

Triglycerides# (mg/dL)

Age# Pearson's ρ (95% CI) −0.12 (−0.22 to 0.01) 0.034∗
Gender
 Males Median (IQR) 1.37 (0.95 to 1.84) 0.6992
 Females Median (IQR) 1.41 (0.97 to 2.02)
NIHSS# Pearson's ρ (95% CI) −0.16 (−0.27 to −0.05) 0.004∗
Statins
 Yes Median (IQR) 1.51 (1.09 to 2.21) 0.0056∗
 No Median (IQR) 1.28 (0.91 to 1.76)
mRs Pearson's ρ (95% CI) −0.128 (−0.232 to −0.021) 0.02∗
Death within 3 months
 Yes Median (IQR) 1.05 (0.65 to 1.55) 0.0035∗
 No Median (IQR) 1.41 (1.00 to 2.01)

HDL (mg/dL)

Age Pearson's ρ (95% CI) 0.09 (−0.02 to 0.196) 0.1
Gender
 Males Median (IQR) 1.16 (0.98 to 1.42) <0.0001∗
 Females Median (IQR) 1.4 (1.18 to 1.69)
NIHSS Pearson's ρ (95% CI) 0.026 (−0.08 to 0.14) 0.64
Statins
 Yes Median (IQR) 1.16 (0.96 to 1.4) 0.0016∗
 No Median (IQR) 1.34 (1.11 to 1.63)
mRs Pearson's ρ (95% CI) 0.034 (−0.074 to 0.141) 0.54
Death within 3 months
 Yes Median (IQR) 1.2 (0.97 to 1.73) 0.8137
 No Median (IQR) 1.29 (1.03 to 1.53)

LDL# (mg/dL)

Age# Pearson's ρ (95% CI) −0.16 (−0.26 to 0.05) 0.005∗
Gender
 Males Median (IQR) 2.33 (1.76 to 3.19) 0.0526
 Females Median (IQR) 2.65 (2.1 to 3.21)
NIHSS# Pearson's ρ (95% CI) 0.067 (−0.04 to 0.18) 0.238
Statins
 Yes Median (IQR) 2.1 (1.68 to 2.65) <0.0001∗
 No Median (IQR) 2.72 (2.1 to 3.39)
mRs Pearson's ρ (95% CI) −0.056 (−0.163 to 0.053) 0.32
Death within 3 months
 Yes Median (IQR) 2.41 (1.63 to 2.97) 0.1797
 No Median (IQR) 2.53 (1.98 to 3.22)

#Log of variables was used to calculate the association due to their non-normal distribution.