Table 2.
Characteristics of study participants with or without ischemic stroke
| Variables | Ischemic stroke | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | P | |
| n (%) | 353 (3.2) | 10,797 (96.8) | |
| Age (year) | 63.3 ± 8.5 | 53.5 ± 10.5 | <0.001 |
| Race | 0.443 | ||
| Han | 332 (94.1) | 10,253 (95.0) | |
| Othera | 21 (5.9) | 544 (5.0) | |
| Current smoking status | 106 (30.0) | 3812 (35.3) | 0.041 |
| Current drinking status | 41 (11.6) | 2455 (22.7) | <0.001 |
| Sleep duration (h/d) | 7.1 ± 2.1 | 7.3 ± 1.7 | 0.122 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 5.4 ± 1.0 | 5.2 ± 1.1 | 0.001 |
| TGs (mmol/L) | 2.1 ± 1.9 | 1.6 ± 1,5 | <0.001 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.3 ± 0.4 | 1.4 ± 0.4 | <0.001 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 3.2 ± 0.8 | 2.9 ± 0.8 | <0.001 |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 6.5 ± 2.1 | 5.9 ± 1.6 | <0.001 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 160.5 ± 27.0 | 141.0 ± 23.0 | <0.001 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 86.9 ± 11.9 | 81.9 ± 11.7 | <0.001 |
| Mean height | 158.4 ± 8.0 | 160.6 ± 8.2 | <0.001 |
| Mean weight | 63.9 ± 10.3 | 64.1 ± 11.4 | 0.784 |
| WC (cm) | 85.6 ± 9.4 | 82.3 ± 9.8 | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.4 ± 3.6 | 24.8 ± 3.7 | 0.001 |
| Diet score | 1.9 ± 1.2 | 2.3 ± 1.1 | <0.001 |
| Salt intake | 6.7 ± 3.9 | 6.4 ± 3.7 | 0.23 |
| Educational level (%) | <0.001 | ||
| Primary school or below | 245 (69.4) | 5330 (49.4) | |
Data are expressed as the mean ± SD or as n (%)
CNY China Yuan (1CNY = 0.157 USD), BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FPG fasting plasma glucose, TC total cholesterol, TGs triglycerides, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol