Table 1.
Clinical characteristics.
| Healthy controls (n = 12) | Minor thalamic infarction (n = 27) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 61.9 ± 2.9 | 61.4 ± 2.5 | 0.8975 |
| Female, number (%) | 5 (41.6) | 8 (29.6) | 0.4859 |
| Education (years) | 11.0 ± 0.3 | 12.0 ± 0.3 | 0.1490 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.1 ± 0.8 | 25.0 ± 0.6 | 0.9132 |
| Smoking, number (%) | 0 (0) | 12 (44.4) | 0.0068 |
| Drinking, number (%) | 0 (0) | 11 (40.7) | 0.0087 |
| Hypertension, number (%) | 1 (8.3) | 17 (63.0) | 0.0019 |
| Diabetes, number (%) | 1 (8.3) | 11 (40.7) | 0.0632 |
| Hyperlipidemia, number (%) | 0 (0) | 10 (37.0) | 0.0172 |
Plus-minus values are means ± SEM.
BMI, body mass index; hypertension, systolic pressure ≥ 140 mmHg and/or diastolic pressure ≥ 90 mmHg; diabetes, fasting blood-glucose ≥ 7.0 mmol/L and/or oral glucose tolerance test 2 h blood glucose ≥ 11.1 mmol/L; hyperlipidemia, total cholesterol > 5.72 mmol/L and/ or triglyceride > 1.70 mmol/L.