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Table 2 Characteristics of study participants with or without ischemic stroke

From: Metabolism rather than obesity is associated with ischemic stroke: a cross-sectional study in rural Northeastern China

Variables

Ischemic stroke

Yes

No

P

n (%)

353 (3.2)

10,797 (96.8)

 

Age (year)

63.3 ± 8.5

53.5 ± 10.5

<0.001

Race

  

0.443

Han

332 (94.1)

10,253 (95.0)

 

Othera

21 (5.9)

544 (5.0)

 

Current smoking status

106 (30.0)

3812 (35.3)

0.041

Current drinking status

41 (11.6)

2455 (22.7)

<0.001

Sleep duration (h/d)

7.1 ± 2.1

7.3 ± 1.7

0.122

TC (mmol/L)

5.4 ± 1.0

5.2 ± 1.1

0.001

TGs (mmol/L)

2.1 ± 1.9

1.6 ± 1,5

<0.001

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.3 ± 0.4

1.4 ± 0.4

<0.001

LDL-C (mmol/L)

3.2 ± 0.8

2.9 ± 0.8

<0.001

FPG (mmol/L)

6.5 ± 2.1

5.9 ± 1.6

<0.001

SBP (mmHg)

160.5 ± 27.0

141.0 ± 23.0

<0.001

DBP (mmHg)

86.9 ± 11.9

81.9 ± 11.7

<0.001

Mean height

158.4 ± 8.0

160.6 ± 8.2

<0.001

Mean weight

63.9 ± 10.3

64.1 ± 11.4

0.784

WC (cm)

85.6 ± 9.4

82.3 ± 9.8

<0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

25.4 ± 3.6

24.8 ± 3.7

0.001

Diet score

1.9 ± 1.2

2.3 ± 1.1

<0.001

Salt intake

6.7 ± 3.9

6.4 ± 3.7

0.23

Educational level (%)

  

<0.001

 Primary school or below

245 (69.4)

5330 (49.4)

 
  1. Data are expressed as the mean ± SD or as n (%)
  2. CNY China Yuan (1CNY = 0.157 USD), BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FPG fasting plasma glucose, TC total cholesterol, TGs triglycerides, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol