Table 1.
Clinical characteristics in the control subjects (C) and in the diabetic (D) and non-diabetic (ND) patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and transient ischemic attack (TIA). N, number of patients; M, number of male patients; HbA1C, glycated hemoglobin; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure. The values are indicated as mean ± standard error of the mean (S.E.M.).
| Characteristic | Control (C) | AIS | TIA | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND | D | ND | D | |||
| N (M) | 20 (10) | 20 (10) | 21 (10) | 18 (9) | 19 (8) | |
| Age (years) | 71.4 ± 3 | 73.1 ± 3 | 70.4 ± 4 | 69.2 ± 3 | 72.1 ± 3 | 0.27 |
| Diabetes duration (years) | 17 ± 3 | 18 ± 5 | 0.78 | |||
| HbA1C (%) | 6.9 ± 0.6 | 7.1 ± 0.8 | ||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.6 ± 3 | 25.4 ± 3 | 27.1 ± 4 | 25.2 ± 3 | 26.9 ± 3 | 0.71 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 139 ± 6 | 143 ± 5 | 145 ± 6 | 144 ± 5 | 145 ± 6 | 0.37 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 82 ± 3 | 84 ± 3 | 82 ± 4 | 83 ± 3 | 81 ± 3 | 0.64 |
| Hypertension (%) | 10 (50) | 13 (65) | 13 (62) | 13 (72) | 14 (74) | 0.08 |
| Smoking (%) | 5 (25) | 6 (30) | 5 (24) | 6 (33) | 5 (26) | 0.1 |
| Hyperlipidemia (%) | 8 (40) | 10 (50) | 10 (48) | 8 (44) | 9 (47) | 0.1 |