Table II.

Clinical characteristics of the population studied at admission to hospital

Parameter		Non-diabetic		Diabetic		Total		P-value
		N	Mean ± SD/%	N	Mean ± SD/%	N	Mean ± SD/%
Hypertension:
Ischemic stroke		429	86.1	127	92.7	556	87.6	0.041
Hemorrhagic stroke		99	84.6	12	100.0	111	86.0	0.215
Blood pressure at admission [mm Hg]:
Ischemic stroke	Systolic	499	152.67 ±25.10	137	156.99 ±23.53	636	153.60 ±24.82	NS
	Diastolic	499	88.20 ±12.49	137	88.90 ±12.59	636	88.35 ±12.50	NS
Hemorrhagic stroke	Systolic	117	164.53 ±36.14	12	164.17 ±33.43	129	164.50 ±35.77	NS
	Diastolic	117	93.50 ±16.23	12	94.17 ±16.21	129	93.57 ±16.17	NS
Cholesterol [mg/dl]:
Ischemic stroke		406	184.36 ±40.97	107	168.83 ±42.30	513	181.12 ±41.69	< 0.001
Hemorrhagic stroke		48	183.42 ±50.83	9	194.00 ±50.18	57	185.09 ±50.43	0.555
HDL [mg/dl]:
Ischemic stroke		398	50.50 ±56.80	106	36.61 ±13.89	504	47.58 ±51.17	< 0.001
Hemorrhagic stroke		46	45.23 ±17.43	9	43.84 ±14.71	55	45.01 ±16.89	1.000
LDL [mg/dl]:
Ischemic stroke		398	118.37 ±35.93	106	109.30 ±32.35	505	116.50 ±35.38	0.025
Hemorrhagic stroke		46	116.09 ±42.94	9	131.33 ±42.95	55	118.58 ±42.92	0.290
Creatinine at admission [mg/dl]:
Ischemic stroke		451	1.08 ±0.51	118	1.38 ±1.33	569	1.14 ±0.77	< 0.001
Hemorrhagic stroke		95	1.04 ±0.92	11	1.02 ±0.27	106	1.04 ±0.87	0.171
Fibrinogen at admission [mg/dl]:
Ischemic stroke		419	403.48 ±113.62	109	440.09 ±145.33	528	411.04 ±121.60	0.004
Hemorrhagic stroke		98	413.55 ±147.00	11	517.12 ±144.80	109	424.00 ±149.44	0.009
Prior stroke:
Ischemic stroke		157	31.8	47	34.3	204	32.3	0.606
Hemorrhagic stroke		16	13.7	4	33.3	20	15.5	0.091
Coronary artery disease/myocardial infarction:
Ischemic stroke		208	41.8	71	51.8	279	43.9	0.041
Hemorrhagic stroke		21	17.9	5	41.7	26	20.2	0.065