TABLE 3.

Characteristics of metabolites following brain infarct for the three groups.

Metabolites χ ± S	Group A (n = 31)			Group B (n = 9)			Group C (n = 13)
	IS	MI	P-value	IS	MI	P-value	IS	MI	P-value
NAA/Cr	1.09 ± 0.22	1.67 ± 0.36	0.007**	0.91 ± 0.14	1.16 ± 0.24	0.038*	0.87 ± 0.21	1.16 ± 0.26	0.029*
Cho/Cr	0.87 ± 0.19	1.04 ± 0.38	0.039*	0.79 ± 0.21	1.07 ± 0.41	0.036*	0.74 ± 0.19	1.3 ± 0.40	0.030*
Lac/Cr	0.35 ± 0.10	0	/	0.38 ± 0.13	0	/	0.49 ± 0.12	0	/

Group A, Good glycemic control group, HbAlc < 6.5%; Group B: Satisfactory glycemic control group, HbAlc: 6.5% 7.5%; Group C, Poor glycemic control group, HbAlc > 7.5%; IS: Infarcted area side; MI, Mirror of infarcted area; NAA, N-acetyl aspartate; Cr, Creatine; Cho, Choline; Lac, Lactate.

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.