TABLE 1.
Demographics and baseline characteristics of AIS patients and controls
| No. (%) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AIS patients (n = 96) | Controls (n = 28) | ||
| Characteristics | |||
| Age, years | 58.91 ± 10.06 | 54.89 ± 11.04 | .072 |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 69 (71.9) | 15 (53.6) | .068 |
| Female | 27 (28.1) | 13 (46.4) | .068 |
| Chronic medical illness | |||
| Hypertension | 70 (72.9) | 13 (42.9) | .003** |
| Diabetes | 31 (32.3) | 1 (3.6) | .002** |
| Hyperlipemia | 59 (61.5) | 13 (46.4) | .156 |
| Laboratory parameters | |||
| Glycosylated hemoglobin (%) | 6.50 ± 1.69 | 5.52 ± 0.58 | .000*** |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.85 ± 1.11 | 3.80 ± 0.80 | .822 |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 2.44 ± 1.02 | 2.27 ± 0.63 | .281 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.00 ± 0.25 | 1.07 ± 0.25 | .229 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.55 ± 0.80 | 1.53 ± 0.87 | .893 |
HDL refers to high‐density lipoprotein, LDL refers to low‐density lipoprotein.
**
p < .01.
***
p < .001.