Table 1.
Baseline characteristics comparison between ESUS and non-ESUS groups.
|
ESUS group (n = 105) |
Non-ESUS group (n = 157) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y, mean (SD) | 59.35 (15.01) | 60.71 (12.05) | 0.033 |
| Sex, %, male | 65.71 | 73.25 | 0.191 |
| Hypertension, % | 60.00 | 59.87 | 0.984 |
| Diabetes mellitus, % | 21.90 | 31.21 | 0.098 |
| CAD, % | 15.24 | 9.55 | 0.163 |
| Prior stroke, % | 13.33 | 16.56 | 0.477 |
| Smoke, % | 42.86 | 47.77 | 0.434 |
| NIHSS, M(Q) | 3.00 (2.00, 8.00) | 2.00 (1.00, 4.50) | 0.005 |
| TC, mean (SD) | 3.82 (0.88) | 4.06 (0.92) | 0.044 |
| TG, M (Q) | 1.23 (0.87, 1.65) | 1.35 (1.00, 1.81) | 0.041 |
| HDL, M (Q) | 0.96 (0.77, 1.15) | 0.95 (0.82, 1.11) | 0.899 |
| LDL, mean (SD) | 2.20 (0.73) | 2.49 (0.76) | 0.003 |
| Hb, mean (SD) | 135.72 (2.10) | 144.61 (1.26) | <0.001 |
| D-dimer, M (Q) | 0.88 (0.44, 1.87) | 0.50 (0.36, 0.79) | <0.001 |
| EF, M (Q) | 68.00 (62.50, 72.00) | 69.00 (65.00, 72.00) | 0.081 |
| LVDD, M (Q) | 49.00 (46.00, 52.00) | 48.00 (46.00, 51.00) | 0.167 |
| LVDS, M (Q) | 30.00 (27.00, 33.00) | 29.00 (27.00, 31.00) | 0.053 |
| PR interval, M (Q) | 158.00 (142.00, 171.00) | 160.00 (146.00, 178.00) | 0.185 |
| Single APB, M (Q) | 16.00 (1.00, 92.5) | 17.50 (5.00, 61.00) | 0.567 |
| Coupling APB, M (Q) | 0.00 (0.00, 5.5) | 0.00 (0.00, 3.00) | 0.660 |
IS, ischemic stroke; ESUS, embolic strokes of undetermined source; CAD, coronary heart disease; NIHSS, the national institutes of health stroke scale; TC, total cholesterol; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; Hb, hemoglobin; EF, ejection fraction; LVDD, left ventricular end diastolic diameter; LVDS, left ventricular end diastolic systolic diameter; APB, atrial premature beat.