Table 1.
Characteristics of study population divided by ischemic stroke and sex
| Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ischemic stroke | Ischemic stroke | |||||
| No (n = 5206) | Yes (n = 170) | p value | No (n = 6104) | Yes (n = 197) | p value | |
| Age (years) | 54.0 ± 10.7 | 63.7 ± 9.1 | < 0.001 | 53.1 ± 10.3 | 62.9 ± 8.2 | < 0.001 |
| Current smoking (%) | 3000 (57.0) | 81 (47.6) | 0.015 | 1002 (16.4) | 30 (15.2) | 0.658 |
| Current drinking (%) | 2405 (45.7) | 44 (25.9) | < 0.001 | 183 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.014 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.7 ± 3.5 | 25.0 ± 3.4 | 0.362 | 24.8 ± 3.8 | 26.0 ± 3.7 | < 0.001 |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 5.6 (5.2–6.1) | 5.8 (5.4–6.4) | < 0.001 | 5.5 (5.1–6.0) | 5.7 (5.3–6.7) | < 0.001 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 5.2 ± 1.0 | 5.2 ± 1.0 | 0.586 | 5.3 ± 1.1 | 5.6 ± 1.0 | < 0.001 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.2 (0.9–1.9) | 1.4 (1.0–2.1) | 0.055 | 1.2 (0.9–1.9) | 1.9 (1.2–2.8) | < 0.001 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.4 ± 0.4 | 1.3 ± 0.4 | 0.012 | 1.4 ± 0.3 | 1.3 ± 0.3 | < 0.001 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 2.9 ± 0.8 | 3.0 ± 0.8 | 0.004 | 3.0 ± 0.8 | 3.3 ± 0.8 | < 0.001 |
| eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) | 94.5 ± 15.3 | 85.5 ± 15.3 | < 0.001 | 92.4 ± 16.1 | 82.6 ± 18.7 | < 0.001 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 143.2 ± 22.2 | 159.8 ± 26.9 | < 0.001 | 139.5 ± 23.6 | 161.3 ± 27.4 | < 0.001 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 83.6 ± 11.8 | 87.7 ± 11.8 | < 0.001 | 80.4 ± 11.5 | 85.8 ± 12.2 | < 0.001 |
| SUA (μmol/L) | 333.3 ± 83.0 | 344.4 ± 97.5 | 0.088 | 254.6 ± 66.7 | 289.8 ± 88.6 | < 0.001 |
| Hyperuricemia (%) | 779 (14.8) | 33 (19.4) | 0.098 | 432 (7.1) | 41 (20.8) | < 0.001 |
| Hypertension (%) | 2787 (53.0) | 143 (84.1) | < 0.001 | 2889 (47.3) | 177 (89.8) | < 0.001 |
| Anti-hypertensive drug | 612 (11.6) | 89 (52.4) | < 0.001 | 956 (15.6) | 127 (64.5) | < 0.001 |
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, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, SUA serum uric acid