Table 5.
Demographic parameters of the obese group and non-obese group according to the BMI
| Characteristics | Non-Obese | Obese$ | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 361 | 239 | |
| Sex (M/F) | 146/215 | 97/142 | 0.9722 |
| Age (year) | 69.92±10.66 | 66.23±10.29 | <0.0001 |
| Smoking (none/stop/active) | 187/75/99 | 154/38/47 | 0.0090 |
| Drinking (none/stop/active) | 181/51/129 | 137/27/75 | 0.2135 |
| TOAST classification | |||
| LAA | 103 | 68 | 0.9978 |
| CE | 25 | 16 | |
| SVO | 210 | 141 | |
| SOE | 9 | 5 | |
| SUE | 13 | 9 | |
| Medical history | |||
| TIA (Yes, %) | 47 (13.06) | 31 (12.97) | 0.9759 |
| Hypertension (Yes, %) | 200 (55.40) | 159 (66.53) | 0.0065 |
| Hyperlipidemia (Yes, %) | 44 (12.26) | 42 (17.57) | 0.0695 |
| Diabetes (Yes, %) | 87 (24.10) | 68 (28.57) | 0.2214 |
| Heart disease (Yes, %) | 27 (7.48) | 14 (5.86) | 0.4409 |
All of the results, except age, are expressed as frequencies for the categorical variables.
$
Obese: BMI≥25.
ICH: intracerebral hemorrhage. CI: cerebral infarction. TOAST: Trial of ORG 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment. LAA: large-artery atherosclerosis. CE: cardioembolism. SVO: small-vessel occlusion. SOE: stroke of other etiology. SUE: stroke of undetermined etiology. TIA: transient ischemic attack. P-values of Obesegroup versus Non-Obesegroupusing Student’s t-test for continuous variables and the chi-square test for categorical variables. P-values with statistical significance are presented in bold (<0.05).