Table I.
General information | Experimental group (n=272) | Control group (n=247) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years, mean ± SD) | 63.85±14.29 | 64.03±14.51 | 0.887 |
Systolic pressure (mmHg, mean ± SD) | 163.99±107.05 | 165.01±93.78 | 0.998 |
LDL (mmol/l, mean ± SD) | 2.98±1.08 | 3.01±0.94 | 0.449 |
NIHSS score | 7.31±5.84 | 7.06±6.08 | 0.634 |
Sex | 0.25 | ||
Male | 159 | 132 | |
Female | 113 | 115 | |
Hypertension | 165 | 155 | 0.625 |
Diabetes mellitus | 102 | 96 | 0.749 |
Coronary disease | 33 | 39 | 0.229 |
Personal history | |||
Smoking | 132 | 109 | 0.316 |
Drinking | 72 | 67 | 0.866 |
Degree of education | 0.866 | ||
Primary school and below | 161 | 148 | |
Middle school and above | 111 | 99 | |
Ethnicity | 0.153 | ||
Hui | 31 | 19 | |
Han | 241 | 228 |
SD, standard deviation; LDL, low density lipoprotein NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.