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. 2018 Nov 29;18:194. doi: 10.1186/s12883-018-1200-7

Table 2.

Associated factors with collateral circulation in acute ischemic stroke patients

Poor (n = 43) Moderate (n = 52) Good (n = 25) P value Univariate logistic analysis
Poor vs. not poor rLMC Good vs. not good rLMC
Age > 60 years 30 (69.8) 40 (76.9) 15 (60.0) 0.269 0.85 (0.36–1.97) 0.54 (0.21–1.38)
Hypertension history 24 (55.8) 25 (48.1) 11 (44.0) 0.601 1.36 (0.61–3.07) 0.85 (0.33–2.21)
Diabetes 6 (13.9) 8 (15.4) 2 (8.0) 0.664 0.89 (0.28–2.80) 0.48 (0.09–2.44)
Atrial fibrillation 42 (97.7) 48 (92.3) 22 (88.0) 0.282 3.50 (0.38–32.55) 0.61 (0.13–2.97)
Coronary heart disease 9 (20.9) 8 (15.4) 0 (0.0) 0.023 1.46 (0.51–4.17)
Previous stroke 5 (11.6) 10 (19.2) 1 (4.00) 0.168 0.55 (0.17–1.76) 0.18 (0.02–1.45)
Systolic blood pressure 34.98 ± 19.98 137.77 ± 21.91 38.28 ± 16.43 0.74 0.99 (0.95–1.02) 1.02 (0.97–1.07)
Diastolic blood pressure 82.67 ± 16.53 80.54 ± 14.04 80.56 ± 14.78 0.761 1.00 (0.96–1.05) 0.93 (0.87–0.99)
Serum glucose 8.33 ± 2.63 7.44 ± 2.17 7.84 ± 2.41 0.252 1.12 (0.98–1.40) 1.09 (0.88–1.34)
Triglyceride 1.51 ± 1.40 1.48 ± 1.99 1.63 ± 0.95 0.106 1.01 (0.69–1.47) 1.06 (0.79–1.39)
Cholesterol 3.92 ± 0.84 3.79 ± 1.09 4.43 ± 0.86 0.173 1.18 (0.75–1.85) 1.83 (1.16–3.40)
HDL-C 1.36 ± 0.44 1.38 ± 0.64 1.44 ± 0.57 0.864 0.91 (0.43–1.94) 1.17 (0.52–2.63)
LDL-C 2.35 ± 0.74 2.04 ± 0.68 2.54 ± 0.67 0.008 1.33 (0.79–2.24) 1.99 (1.07–3.72)
Antihypertensive drugs 17 (39.5) 22 (42.3) 10 (40.0) 0.959 0.89 (0.39–2.03) 0.91 (0.34–2.40)
Antidiabetics 6 (13.9) 7 (13.5) 1 (4.00) 0.44 1.04 (0.32–3.37) 0.27 (0.03–2.31)
Antiplatelet drugs 5 (11.6) 11 (21.2) 5 (20.0) 0.449 0.49 (0.16–1.54) 0.93 (0.29–3.05)
Statins 3 (6.9) 13 (25.0) 5 (20.0) 0.068 0.33 (0.06–0.85) 1.23 (0.40–3.77)
Warfarin 5 (11.6) 15 (28.9) 9 (36.0) 0.045 0.21 (0.10–0.83) 2.11 (0.81–5.48)

HDL high density lipoprotein, LDL high density lipoprotein, CTA computer tomography angiography, ICA internal carotid artery, NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, LMC leptomeningeal collateral