Table 3.
Laboratory results with acute ischemic stroke at different altitudes.
| Tianjin | Xining | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arterial blood pressure (mmHg) | |||
| Systolic blood pressure | 136.1 ± 21.0 | 137.9 ± 17.8 | 0.169 |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 76.8 ± 11.6 | 85.5 ± 14.0 | <0.001* |
| Mean arterial pressure | 96.5 ± 13.3 | 103.0 ± 14.7 | 0.006* |
| Glucose metabolism | |||
| Glucose level (mmol/L) | 7.0 (2.6) | 6.0 (2.9) | 0.003* |
| Glycosylated hemoglobin (%) | 6.0 (2.1) | 5.3 (1.3) | 0.004* |
| Lipid Metabolism (mmol/L) | |||
| TC | 5.3 (1.3) | 5.1 (1.0) | 0.345 |
| TG | 1.3 (0.9) | 2.0 (1.8) | <0.001* |
| LDL-C | 3.2 (1.0) | 2.8 (0.9) | 0.001* |
| HDL-C | 1.2 (0.3) | 1.4 (0.4) | <0.001* |
| Blood cell | |||
| RBC (*1012/L) | 4.7 (0.6) | 4.9 (1.1) | <0.001* |
| HB (g/L) | 143 (16) | 149 (17) | 0.028* |
| PLT(*109/L) | 231 (70) | 178 (75) | <0.001* |
| HCT/pcv (%) | 0.4 (0.1) | 0.5 (0.1) | 0.002* |
| Blood coagulation | |||
| APTT (s) | 23.8 (4.3) | 28.1 (4.4) | <0.001* |
| PT (s) | 11.2 (0.8) | 12.5 (1.4) | <0.001* |
| FIB (g/L) | 2.8 (0.8) | 2.9 (0.9) | 0.918 |
| TT (s) | 17.6 (1.1) | 17.9 (2.1) | 0.070 |
| INR | 0.9 (0.1) | 1.1 (0.1) | <0.001* |
| CRP (mg/L) | 2.1 (1.9) | 4.7 (4.4) | <0.001* |
| Homocysteine level (μmol/L) | 11.2 (5.2) | 14.5 (11.7) | <0.001* |
| Uric acid level (μmol/L) | 307 (120) | 333.5 (125) | 0.016* |
| Carotid Artery Measurements (mm) | |||
| Mean CCA-IMT | 0.7 (0.2) | 0.8 (0.5) | 0.003* |
| Plaque maximum thickness | 2.2 (0.8) | 2.6 (0.5) | 0.002* |
*Continuous variables are expressed as mean ± SD or median (interquartile range).
*
P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.