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Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics of stroke and control groups

From: Association between heavy metal levels and acute ischemic stroke

Variables

Stroke (n = 33)

Control (n = 39)

P

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

  1. BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FBG fasting blood sugar, TG triglyceremia, CHOL cholesterol