Table 1.
Characteristics of subjects with ischemic stroke, as stratified by gender.
| Variables | Females (n = 6240) | Males (n = 5225) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonischemic stroke (n = 6049) | Ischemic stroke (n = 191) | P value | Nonischemic stroke (n = 5066) | Ischemic stroke (n = 159) | P value | |
| Age (y) | 53.2 ± 10.30 | 63.13 ± 8.31 | <0.001 | 54.14 ± 10.74 | 63.71 ± 9.32 | <0.001 |
| Ethnicity (Han)% | 5739 (94.9) | 178 (93.2) | 0.302 | 4796 (94.7) | 151 (95.0) | 0.869 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 139.53 ± 23.61 | 161.57 ± 27.64 | <0.001 | 143.16 ± 22.33 | 159.30 ± 26.79 | <0.001 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 80.44 ± 11.47 | 85.78 ± 12.15 | <0.001 | 83.63 ± 11.81 | 87.72 ± 11.90 | <0.001 |
| Education status | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| Primary | 3411 (56.4) | 145 (75.9) | 2092 (41.3) | 97 (61.0) | ||
| Middle | 2162 (35.7) | 38 (19.9) | 2402 (47.4) | 50 (31.4) | ||
| High | 476 (7.9) | 8 (4.2) | 572 (11.3) | 12 (7.5) | ||
| Family income (CNY/year, %) | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| ≤5000 | 676 (11.2) | 49 (25.7) | 665 (13.1) | 51 (32.1) | ||
| 5000-20000 | 3345 (55.3) | 104 (54.5) | 2742 (54.1) | 80 (50.3) | ||
| >20000 | 2028 (33.5) | 38 (19.9) | 1659 (32.7) | 28 (17.6) | ||
| Physical activity (%) | <0.001 | <0.001 | ||||
| Low | 2546 (42.1) | 125 (65.4) | 1406 (27.8) | 114 (71.7) | ||
| Middle | 1179 (19.5) | 28 (14.7) | 977 (19.3) | 19 (11.9) | ||
| High | 2324 (38.4) | 38 (19.9) | 2383 (53.0) | 26 (16.4) | ||
| Smoking, N (%) | 995 (16.4) | 32 (16.8) | 0.911 | 2909 (57.4) | 79 (49.7) | 0.052 |
| Drinking, N (%) | 181 (3) | 1 (0.5) | 0.015 | 2312 (45.6) | 40 (25.2) | <0.001 |
| Hypertension, N (%) | 2824 (46.7) | 169 (88.5) | <0.001 | 2634 (52.0) | 133 (83.6) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes, N (%) | 652 (10.8) | 50 (26.2) | <0.001 | 484 (9.6) | 31 (19.5) | <0.001 |
| AF, N (%) | 64 (1.1) | 10 (5.2) | <0.001 | 52 (1.0) | 12 (7.5) | <0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.82 ± 3.77 | 25.96 ± 3.71 | <0.001 | 24.71 ± 3.55 | 24.97 ± 3.44 | <0.001 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.60 ± 1.32 | 2.24 ± 1.50 | <0.001 | 1.65 ± 1.66 | 1.91 ± 2.23 | <0.001 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 5.28 ± 1.12 | 5.62 ± 0.97 | <0.001 | 5.16 ± 1.05 | 5.19 ± 1.02 | <0.001 |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 2.96 ± 0.84 | 3.29 ± 0.84 | <0.001 | 2.86 ± 0.79 | 3.03 ± 0.83 | <0.001 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.41 ± 0.34 | 1.33 ± 0.30 | <0.001 | 1.41 ± 0.43 | 1.33 ± 0.41 | <0.001 |
| GLU (mmol/L) | 5.84 ± 1.58 | 6.47 ± 2.07 | <0.001 | 5.93 ± 1.62 | 6.49 ± 2.29 | <0.001 |
| AIP | −0.133 ± 0.30 | 0.16 ± 0.31 | <0.001 | −0.14 ± 0.33 | 0.07 ± 0.35 | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: AIP—atherogenic index of plasma; SBP—systolic blood pressure; DBP—diastolic blood pressure; China Yuan: 1 CNY = 0.158 USD; FBG—fasting blood glucose; TG—triglycerides; TC—total cholesterol; LDL-C—low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C—high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; CNY—China Yuan.