Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics in both study groups and controls.
| Variable | Myocardial infarction group | Idiopathic ischemic stroke group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases (n = 244) | Controls (n = 244) | OR (95% CI) | P value | Cases (n = 250) | Controls (n = 250) | OR (95% CI) | P value | |
| Age (years) | 41.0 ± 4.7 | 39.2 ± 5.0 | — | NS | 35.3 ± 6.7 | 34.8 ± 4.2 | — | NS |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||||||
| Man | 193 (78.9) | 194 (79.3) | — | NS | 102 (40.8) | 103 (41.2) | — | NS |
| Woman | 51 (21.1) | 50 (20.7) | 148 (59.2) | 147 (58.8) | ||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 30.2 ± 3.2 | 28.9 ± 4.1 | — | NS | 30.9 ± 2.6 | 29.3 ± 1.7 | — | NS |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 75 (30.7) | 40 (16.5) | 2.26 (1.43-3.58) | 0.001b | 23 (9.2) | 19 (7.6) | — | NS |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 96 (39.4) | 42 (17.2) | 3.12 (2.01-4.86) | 0.001b | 42 (16.8) | 18 (7.2) | 2.6 (1.45-4.66) | 0.001b |
| Smoking, n (%) | 184 (75.4) | 76 (31.0) | 6.78 (4.47-10.30) | 0.001b | 75 (29.2) | 43 (17.2) | 2.06 (1.34-3.15) | 0.001b |
| Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 135 (55.3) | 90 (37.2) | 2.12 (1.45-3.10) | 0.001b | 108 (43.2) | 104 (44.6) | — | NS |
| Family history of ATD, n (%) | 86 (35.2) | 36 (14.7) | 3.14 (1.98-5.01) | 0.001b | 65 (26.0) | 35 (14.0) | 2.15 (1.36-3.4) | 0.001b |
BMI: body mass index; ATD: atherothrombotic disease; STEMI: ST elevation myocardial infarction; CI: confidence interval; NS: not significative.