Table 1. Characteristics of the patients of the normal and high non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol groups.
| Variables | Normal group (n=204) | High group (n=379) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male, n (%) | 148 (72.5%) | 273 (72.0%) | 0.894 |
| Age (years) | 61.2±7.35 | 62.4±8.27 | 0.073 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.5±2.5 | 25.4±3.1 | <0.001 |
| NIHSS at admission, median (IQR) | 4 (2-9) | 6 (4-9) | 0.231 |
| Education level (years) | 9.2±4.7 | 9.1±3.9 | 0.795 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 132 (64.7) | 258 (68.1) | 0.41 |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 45 (22.1) | 83 (21.9) | 0.965 |
| CHD, n (%) | 30 (14.7) | 68 (17.9) | 0.319 |
| History of smoking, n (%) | 71 (34.8) | 144 (38.0) | 0.472 |
| History of drinking, n (%) | 49 (24.0) | 98 (25.9) | 0.626 |
| Family history of dementia, n (%) | 8 (3.9) | 15 (4.0) | 0.983 |
| Previous history of stroke, n (%) | 65 (31.9) | 126 (33.2) | 0.734 |
| OCSP subtypes | 0.255 | ||
| TACI/PACI, n (%) | 130 (63.7) | 234 (61.7) | |
| POCI, n (%) | 53 (26.0) | 88 (23.2) | |
| LACI, n (%) | 21 (10.3) | 57 (15.0) | |
| ICAS | 30 (14.7) | 92 (24.3) | 0.007 |
BMI: body mass index; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke scale; OCSP: Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project; IQR: interquartile range; CHD: coronary heart disease; TACI: total anterior circulation infarction; PACI: partial anterior circulation infarction; POCI: posterior circulation infarction; LACI: lacunar infarction; ICAS: intracranial artery stenosis. t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, chi-squared test, or Fisher’s exact test were used.