Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of acute ischaemic stroke patients according to diabetes status (N = 244)
| Characteristic | n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Diabetic patients (n = 140) | Non-diabetic patients (n = 104) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 160 (65.6) | 93 (66.4) | 67 (64.4) |
| Female | 84 (34.4) | 47 (33.6) | 37 (35.6) |
| Age in years | |||
| ≤50 | 74 (30.3) | 41 (29.3) | 33 (31.7) |
| 51–60 | 26 (10.7) | 19 (13.6) | 7 (6.7) |
| 61–70 | 54 (22.1) | 32 (22.9) | 22 (21.2) |
| >70 | 90 (36.9) | 48 (34.3) | 42 (40.4) |
| Mean ± SD | 64.3 ± 14.5 | 64.4 ± 13.5 | 64.2 ± 15.9 |
| Range | 26–120 | 34–98 | 26–120 |
| Risk factors* | |||
| HTN | 193 (79.1) | 118 (84.3) | 75 (72.1) |
| Dyslipidaemia | 185 (75.8) | 118 (84.3) | 67 (64.4) |
| Smoking | 49 (20.1) | 32 (22.9) | 17 (16.3) |
| HTN and dyslipidaemia | 144 (59) | 93 (66.4) | 51 (49) |
| HTN and smoking | 35 (14.3) | 26 (18.6) | 9 (8.7) |
| Dyslipidaemia and smoking | 40 (16.3) | 29 (20.7) | 11 (10.6) |
| HTN, dyslipidaemia and smoking | 31 (12.7) | 24 (17.1) | 7 (6.7) |
| Type of stroke | |||
| LAA | 113 (46.3) | 66 (47.1) | 47 (45.2) |
| SVD | 131 (53.7) | 74 (52.9) | 57 (54.8) |
| CIMT in mm | |||
| >0.8 | 140 (57.4) | 88 (62.9) | 52 (50) |
| <0.8 | 104 (42.6) | 52 (37.1) | 52 (50) |
| Presence of carotid plaques | |||
| Yes | 117 (48) | 74 (52.9) | 43 (41.3) |
| No | 127 (52) | 66 (47.1) | 61 (58.7) |
| HbA1c level in % | |||
| Mean ± SD | 7.4 ± 2.2 | 8.6 ± 2.2 | 5.7 ± 0.8 |
| Range | 3.8–14.0 | 5.0–14.0 | 3.8–10.0 |
SD = standard deviation; HTN = hypertension; LAA = large artery atherosclerosis; SVD = small vessel disease; CIMT = carotid intima media thickness; HbA1c = glycated haemoglobin.
*
Percentages do not add up to 100% as some patients may have had several risk factors.