Table 1.
Risk factors for stroke among subjects in the normal and WMC/SI groups
| Normal (N = 613) |
WMC/SI (N = 109) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age, years (SD) | 58.5 (7.1) | 68 (7.8) | 0.000 |
| Men, n (%) | 276 (45) | 45 (41.3) | 0.469 |
| Mean education, years (SD) | 9.6 (4.4) | 7.5 (5.1) | 0.000 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 307 (50.1) | 94 (86.2) | 0.000 |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 103 (16.8) | 34 (36.7) | 0.000 |
| Hypercholesterolemia, n (%) | 199 (32.5) | 40 (36.7) | 0.387 |
| Current smoking, n (%) | 106 (17.3) | 19 (17.4) | 0972 |
| Mean skeletal muscle mass, kg (SD) | 24.4 (9.6) | 22.0 (5.0) | 0.011 |
| Skeletal muscle mass, Q | |||
| Q1, n (%) | 128 (20.9) | 46 (42.2) | |
| Q2, n (%) | 149 (24.3) | 33 (30.3) | |
| Q3, n (%) | 163 (26.2) | 17 (15.6) | |
| Q4, N (5) | 173 (28.2) | 13 (11.9) | |