Table 1. Demographic data for the LAA stroke patients and control subjects.
| IS patients (n = 229) | Controls (n = 243) | OR (95% CI) a | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Mean±SD | n (%) | Mean±SD | |||
| Age | 73.2±9.9 | 72.8±7.9 | ||||
| Gender | 1.32 (0.90–1.92) | 0.152 | ||||
| Men | 154 (67.2) | 148 (60.9) | ||||
| Women | 75 (32.8) | 95 (39.1) | ||||
| Hypertension | 3.17 (2.15–4.65) | < 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 165 (72.1) | 109 (44.9) | ||||
| Null | 64 (27.9) | 134 (55.1) | ||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 2.80 (1.83–4.28) | < 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 86 (37.6) | 43 (17.7) | ||||
| Null | 143 (62.4) | 200 (82.3) | ||||
| Hypercholesterolemia b | 1.45 (1.01–2.08) | 0.047 | ||||
| Yes | 118 (51.5) | 103 (42.4) | ||||
| Null | 111 (48.5) | 140 (57.6) | ||||
| Gout | 1.97 (1.04–3.76) | 0.038 | ||||
| Yes | 28 (12.2) | 16 (6.6) | ||||
| Null | 201 (87.8) | 227 (93.4) | ||||
| Alcoholism b | 1.41 (0.77–2.58) | 0.260 | ||||
| Yes | 27 (11.8) | 21 (8.6) | ||||
| Null | 202 (88.2) | 222 (91.4) | ||||
| Heavy cigarette smoking b | 2.52 (1.62–3.94) | < 0.001 | ||||
| Yes | 73 (31.9) | 38 (15.6) | ||||
| Null | 156 (68.1) | 205 (84.4) | ||||
a adjusted for age and sex.
b disease status of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and hypercholesterolemia, history of alcoholism and cigarette smoking were defined in the Materials and methods.