Table I.

Clinical characteristics of study subjects.

Features	LACI patients (n=12)	control (n=12)
Age (years)	57±6	55±4
Male, n (%)	7 (58.33)	7 (58.33)
DM, n (%)	3 (25)	3 (25)
Hyperlipidemia, n (%)	6 (50)	4 (33.33)
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	4.16±1.09	4.30±0.63
Triglyceride (mg/dl)	1.65±0.69	1.70±0.55
HDL cholesterol (mmol/l)	1.04±0.24	1.05±0.37
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl)	5.59±1.41	6.08±1.71
Creatinine (mg/dl)	93.90±14.32	90.02±15.17

Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation or number (%). LACI, lacunar infarction; DM, diabetes mellitus; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.