From: Association between heavy metal levels and acute ischemic stroke
Variables | Stroke (n = 33) | Control (n = 39) | Odds ratio | 95% CI | P |
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Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | ||||
S-Pb (μg/L) | 21.5 ± 8.4 | 24.6 ± 9.8 | 0.97 | 0.91–1.02 | 0.162 |
S-Hg (μg/L) | 6.4 ± 4.3 | 9.8 ± 7.0 | 0.90 | 0.81–0.99 | 0.032 |
S-As (μg/L) | 5.6 ± 5.5 | 7.5 ± 4.7 | 0.92 | 0.82–1.03 | 0.134 |
S-Cd (μg/L) | 0.8 ± 0.5 | 0.7 ± 0.3 | 1.50 | 0.42–5.42 | 0.534 |
U-Pb (μg/L) | 11.3 ± 7.4 | 10.7 ± 6.8 | 1.01 | 0.95–1.08 | 0.754 |
U-Hg (μg/L) | 0.7 ± 0.7 | 1.2 ± 0.6 | 0.27 | 0.11–0.68 | 0.006 |
U-As (μg/L) | 53.2 ± 63.2 | 94.7 ± 138.0 | 1.00 | 0.99–1.00 | 0.178 |
U-Cd (μg/L) | 2.1 ± 2.2 | 1.2 ± 1.0 | 1.47 | 0.98–2.19 | 0.061 |
Marine Fish (n, %) | 28 (84.8%) | 29 (74.4%) | 1.93 | 0.59–6.36 | 0.279 |
Freshwater Fish (n, %) | 30 (90.9%) | 24 (61.5%) | 6.25 | 1.62–24.13 | 0.008 |
Seafood (n, %) | 30 (90.9%) | 31 (79.5%) | 2.58 | 0.63–10.66 | 0.190 |