Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants
| Variables | Healthy control group (n = 188) | Stroke group (n = 216) | Stroke risk group (n = 152) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female gender& | 96 (51.1%) | 68 (31.5%) | 64 (42.1%) |
| Age$ (year) | 73.32 (9.43) | 71.76 (9.88) | 71.89 (10.22) |
| BMI$ (kg/m2) | 26.55 (4.93) | 26.92 (5.85) | 27.03 (6.33) |
| Length of Hospitalization$ (day) | ND | 11.06 (20.16) | ND |
| NIHSS-baseline | ND | 8.28 (8.90) | ND |
| NIHSS-follow-up | ND | 5.11 (4.86) | ND |
| MRS- discharge | ND | 2.63 (0.78) | ND |
| MRS- follow-up | ND | 1.78 (1.08) | ND |
| DBP$ (mmHg) | 73.62 (9.13) | 81.17 (11.92) | 87.89 (14.55) |
| SBP$ (mmHg) | 123.09 (14.95) | 148.08 (28.02) | 150.79 (25.93) |
| Total cholesterol$ (mg/dl) | 167.17 (42.97) | 200.06 (62.03) | 176.68 (41.58) |
| Triglyceride$(mg/dl) | 119.26 (20.19) | 175.20 (91.61) | 148.50 (59.29) |
| LDL$ (mg/dl) | 97.81 (26.15) | 118.80 (62.58) | 111.03 (37.81) |
| HDL$ (mg/dl) | 42.18 (9.31) | 46.10 (12.66) | 43.36 (13.09) |
| Serum TAC$ (μmol/L) | 3905.98 (879.89) | 3687.35 (801.56) | 3909.29 (983.87) |
| Serum MDA$ (μmol/L) | 1.85 (0.36) | 2.08 (0.24) | 1.75 (0.41) |
Abbreviations: BMI Body Mass Index, DBP Diastolic Blood Pressure, NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, MRS Modified Rankin Scale, SBP Systolic Blood Pressure, LDL Low-Density Lipoprotein, HDL High-Density Lipoprotein, TAC Total Antioxidant Capacity, MDA Malondialdehyde, ND Not Determined
& Gender is presented as number (percent); there was no significant differences between gender of three group based on Chi-square test (P-value = 0.13)
$ These data are presented as mean (standard deviation)