From: Association between heavy metal levels and acute ischemic stroke
Variables | Stroke (n = 33) | Control (n = 39) | P |
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Age (y/o, mean ± SD) | 57.7 ± 10.5 | 58.9 ± 7.6 | 0.601 |
BMI (mean ± SD) | 25.7 ± 3.8 | 23.3 ± 2.2 | 0.002 |
Gender (male, %) | 27 (81.8%) | 20 (51.3%) | 0.007 |
Hypertension (n, %) | 27 (81.8%) | 13 (33.3%) | < 0.001 |
SBP (mmHg, mean ± SD) | 125.4 ± 17.5 | 106.2 ± 11.9 | < 0.001 |
DBP (mmHg, mean ± SD) | 80.3 ± 11.5 | 68.9 ± 9.9 | < 0.001 |
Diabetes (n, %) | 13 (39.4%) | 1 (2.6%) | < 0.001 |
FBG (mg/dL, mean ± SD) | 118.6 ± 40.9 | 89.6 ± 8.5 | < 0.001 |
HbA1c (%, mean ± SD) | 6.9 ± 1.8 | 5.8 ± 0.3 | 0.004 |
Hyperlipidemia (n, %) | 30 (90.9%) | 21 (53.8%) | 0.001 |
TG (mg/dL, mean ± SD) | 191.9 ± 122.9 | 128.7 ± 90.9 | 0.015 |
CHOL (mg/dL, mean ± SD) | 203.9 ± 30.3 | 190.7 ± 29.0 | 0.064 |
Smokes (n, %) | 17 (51.5%) | 3 (7.7%) | < 0.001 |
Alcohol consumption (n, %) | 9 (27.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.005 |