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. 2021 Mar 10;13:197–206. doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S295989

Table 1.

Characteristics of Study Population Divided by Ischemic Stroke and Sex

Total Men Women
Ischemic Stroke Ischemic Stroke Ischemic Stroke
No (n = 11,364) Yes (n = 367) No (n = 5206) Yes (n = 170) No (n = 6104) Yes (n = 197)
Age (years) 53.5 ± 10.5 63.3 ± 8.6 54.0 ± 10.7 63.7 ± 9.1 53.1 ± 10.3 62.9 ± 8.2
Male (%) 5260 (46.3) 170 (46.3)
BMI (kg/m2) 24.8 ± 3.7 25.5 ± 3.6 24.7 ± 3.5 25.0 ± 3.4 24.8 ± 3.8 26.0 ± 3.7
FPG (mmol/L) 5.5 (5.2–6.0) 5.8 (5.3–6.5) 5.6 (5.2–6.1) 5.8 (5.4–6.4) 5.5 (5.1–6.0) 5.7 (5.3–6.7)
TC (mmol/L) 5.2 ± 1.1 5.4 ± 1.0 5.2 ± 1.0 5.2 ± 1.0 5.3 ± 1.1 5.6 ± 1.0
TG (mmol/L) 1.2 (0.9–1.9) 1.6 (1.1–2.6) 1.2 (0.9–1.9) 1.4 (1.0–2.1) 1.2 (0.9–1.9) 1.9 (1.2–2.8)
HDL-C (mmol/L) 1.4 ± 0.4 1.3 ± 0.4 1.4 ± 0.4 1.3 ± 0.4 1.4 ± 0.3 1.3 ± 0.3
LDL-C (mmol/L) 2.9 ± 0.8 3.2 ± 0.8 2.9 ± 0.8 3.0 ± 0.8 3.0 ± 0.8 3.3 ± 0.8
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) 93.3 ± 15.8 83.9 ± 17.3 94.5 ± 15.3 85.5 ± 15.3 92.4 ± 16.1 82.6 ± 18.7
WC (cm) 82.3 ± 9.8 85.8 ± 9.5 83.7 ± 9.7 85.5 ± 9.8 81.1 ± 9.7 86.0 ± 9.2
WHtR 0.5 ± 0.1 0.5 ± 0.1 0.5 ± 0.1 0.5 ± 0.1 0.5 ± 0.1 0.6 ± 0.1
WHpR 0.9 ± 0.1 0.9 ± 0.1 0.9 ± 0.1 0.9 ± 0.1 0.9 ± 0.1 0.9 ± 0.1
SBP (mmHg) 141.2 ± 23.1 160.6 ± 27.2 143.2 ± 22.2 159.8 ± 26.9 139.5 ± 23.6 161.3 ± 27.4
DBP (mmHg) 81.9 ± 11.7 86.7 ± 12.0 83.6 ± 11.8 87.7 ± 11.8 80.4 ± 11.5 85.8 ± 12.2
Current smoking (%) 4002 (35.2) 111 (30.2) 3000 (57.0) 81 (47.6) 1002 (16.4) 30 (15.2)
Current drinking (%) 2588 (22.8) 44 (12.0) 2405 (45.7) 44 (25.9) 183 (3.0) 0 (0.0)
General obesity (%) 2006 (17.7) 91 (24.8) 878 (16.7) 33 (19.4) 1128 (18.5) 58 (29.4)
CO by WC (%) 4805 (42.3) 211 (57.5) 1445 (27.5) 57 (33.5) 3360 (55.0) 154 (78.2)
CO by WHtR (%) 6547 (57.6) 277 (75.5) 2681 (51.0) 112 (65.9) 3866 (63.3) 165 (83.8)
CO by WHpR (%) 4734 (41.7) 212 (57.8) 1731 (32.9) 67 (39.4) 3003 (49.2) 145 (73.6)
Hypertension (%) 5676 (49.9) 320 (87.2) 2787 (53.0) 143 (84.1) 2889 (47.3) 177 (89.8)

Note: Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) or median (interquartile range) and numbers (percentage) as appropriate.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; WC, waist circumference; WHtR, waist-to-height ratio; WHpR, waist-to-hip ratio; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; CO, central obesity.