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. 2021 Dec 3;100(48):e27973. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000027973

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics in different subgroups patients.

Study population N = 1428 No-event N = 1387 Ischaemic stroke N = 32 Intracranial haemorrhage N = 9 P value (no-event vs IS) P value (no-event vs ICH) P value (IS vs ICH)
Epidemiology data
 Age, yrs 63.07 ± 11.44 62.86 ± 11.37 69.44 ± 10.99 73.22 ± 14.11 .001 .007 .398
 Male, n (%) 1207 (84.52%) 1172 (84.50%) 27 (84.38%) 8 (88.89%) .985 .717 .735
 BMI, kg/m2 26.53 ± 3.82 26.55 ± 3.83 26.2 ± 3.58 25.14 ± 2.49 .614 .272 .412
 SBP, mm Hg 130.59 ± 17.22 130.53 ± 17.17 134.13 ± 19.98 128.44 ± 16.06 .243 .717 .439
 DBP, mm Hg 75.47 ± 11.77 75.49 ± 11.74 76.06 ± 12.72 70.22 ± 13.24 .786 .180 .235
 LVEF, % 59.57 ± 13.06 59.6 ± 13.06 54.03 ± 17.01 62.33 ± 10.97 .397 .718 .498
 Previous stroke, % 40 (2.80%) 38 (2.74%) 1 (3.13%) 1 (11.11%) .895 .129 .336
 Family history of CAD, n (%) 280 (19.61%) 289 (19.04%) 7 (21.88%) 2 (22.22%) .686 .840 .982
 Diabetes Mellitus, n (%) 502 (35.15%) 513 (33.79%) 13 (40.63%) 5 (55.56%) .419 .195 .425
 Hypertension, n (%) 919 (64.36%) 962 (63.37%) 24 (75.00%) 5 (55.56%) .176 .591 .257
 Smoking, n (%) 772 (54.06%) 787 (51.84%) 20 (62.50%) 7 (77.78%) .233 .149 .393
Laboratory data
 Hgb, mg/dL 13.79 ± 1.82 13.81 ± 1.82 12.96 ± 1.95 13.26 ± 2.02 .011 .360 .695
 Fasting sugar, mg/dL 119.77 ± 41.94 119.39 ± 41.58 135.28 ± 56.61 121.67 ± 28.47 .125 .870 .332
 Creatinine, mg/dL 1.19 ± 1.01 1.18 ± 0.99 1.73 ± 1.66 1.12 ± 0.2 .069 .387 .047
 eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2 77.82 ± 28.57 78.24 ± 28.56 61.86 ± 27.62 69.07 ± 14.86 .001 .103 .458
 Cholesterol, mg/dL 163.16 ± 36.34 163.77 ± 36.81 162.16 ± 37.86 148.33 ± 17.78 .806 .036 .133
 TG, mg/dL 137.19 ± 85.26 137.36 ± 85.84 137.87 ± 100.55 105.44 ± 31.28 .974 .016 .128
 HDL-C, mg/dL 42.3 ± 10.82 42.53 ± 11.13 42.15 ± 10.51 41.1 ± 12.28 .852 .738 .801
 LDL-C, mg/dL 94.91 ± 29.91 95.43 ± 30.03 88.67 ± 25.61 86.01 ± 17.46 .207 .364 .773
Medications
 Statin use, n (%) 1070 (74.93%) 1143 (75.30%) 18 (56.25%) 7 (77.78%) .014 .866 .242
 RAS blockade, n (%) 939 (65.76%) 908 (65.47%) 22 (68.75%) 9 (100.00%) .699 .030 .054
 ACEI, n (%) 310 (21.71%) 298 (21.49%) 11 (34.38%) 1 (11.11%) .081 .450 .175
 ARB, n (%) 634 (44.40%) 615 (44.34%) 11 (34.38%) 8 (88.89%) .262 .007 .004
 Antiplatelets, n (%) 1329 (93.07%) 1291 (93.08%) 30 (93.75%) 8 (88.89%) .882 .622 .621
 Anticoagulants, n (%) 41 (2.87%) 38 (2.74%) 2 (6.25%) 1 (11.11%) .236 .129 .621
 Beta-blocker, n (%) 955 (66.88%) 930 (67.05%) 21 (65.63%) 4 (44.44%) .865 .151 .250
Biomarkers
 hsCRP, mg/dL 0.34 ± 0.95 0.34 ± 0.96 0.3 ± 0.53 0.16 ± 0.15 .750 .013 .260
 Adiponectin, ng/mL 7572.09 ± 12801.19 7560.88 ± 13055.86 8174.13 ± 6779.52 6688.13 ± 3451.39 .688 .527 .560
 LpPLa2, ng/mL 153.04 ± 301.46 146.97 ± 287.41 302 ± 526.46 183.75 ± 408.6 .174 .721 .569
 IL6, pg/mL 2.95 ± 4.76 2.95 ± 4.85 3.21 ± 2.71 2.45 ± 1.51 .661 .402 .456
 TNF-a, pg/mL 3.71 ± 4.28 3.72 ± 4.36 3.43 ± 2.15 3.48 ± 2.81 .558 .878 .960
 MMP-9, pg/mL 573.11 ± 437.28 569.62 ± 439.29 648.73 ± 365.61 619.52 ± 502.48 .394 .750 .861
 BNP, pg/mL 78.32 ± 219.47 76.42 ± 219.75 159.01 ± 224.76 85.61 ± 53.93 .036 .638 .100
 NT-proBNP, pg/mL 339.95 ± 641.16 333.57 ± 636.16 620.1 ± 833.47 327.16 ± 447.52 .062 .976 .320
 CXCL16, pg/mL 387.05 ± 194.94 388.54 ± 195.82 351.81 ± 158.17 283.47 ± 143.57 .293 .108 .251
 Myeloperoxidase, ng/mL 758.45 ± 590.52 752.32 ± 584 1064.66 ± 761.48 615.25 ± 679.94 .028 .483 .118
 FABP3, pg/mL 3820.48 ± 6612.37 3764.08 ± 6534.85 6488.74 ± 9775.58 3023.89 ± 778.65 .127 .030 .056
 FABP4, pg/mL 8232.14 ± 20369.45 8158.4 ± 20431.3 12784.73 ± 20083.51 3409.36 ± 4030.18 .205 .008 .018
 LIGHT, pg/mL 291.7 ± 475.94 294.81 ± 480.33 216 ± 300.69 81.62 ± 87.69 .159 <.0001 .033
 NGAL, ng/mL 426.31 ± 692.25 422.29 ± 686.5 654.74 ± 955.64 234.44 ± 193.62 .181 .020 .026