Table 1 Patient characteristics.
From: Clinical significance of blood viscosity in patients with acute ischemic stroke
Baseline characteristics | n (%) or mean ± SD |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 68.57 ± 13.43 |
Sex | |
Male | 135 (45.3) |
Female | 163 (54.7) |
Hypertension | 189 (63.9) |
Diabetes mellitus | 170 (57) |
Laboratory findings | |
SBV (cP) | 3.86 ± 0.732 |
DBV (cP) | 11.63 ± 2.865 |
Hba1c (g/dL) | 6.46 ± 1.42 |
Urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | 18.08 ± 9.870 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.096 ± 1.1828 |
C-reactive protein (mg/dL) | 0.937 ± 2.1856 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 173.243 ± 46.8037 |
Low-density lipoprotein (mg/dL) | 101.01 ± 37.167 |
High-density lipoprotein (mg/dL) | 47.38 ± 13.661 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 124.45 ± 74.825 |
Imaging findings | |
White matter hyperintensity | 201 (67.4) |
Old lacunar infarcts on T2-weighted imaging | 164 (55) |
Cerebral microbleeds | 120 (40.4) |
Large artery stenosis | 177 (59.4) |
> 50% middle cerebral artery | 81 (27.2) |
> 50% internal carotid artery | 50 (16.8) |
> 50% posterior cerebral artery | 62 (20.8) |
IMT (mm) | 0.8099 ± 0.17353 |
Stroke subtype | |
Large artery disease | 102 (34.2) |
Small vessel occlusion | 105 (35.2) |
Cardiogenic embolism | 44 (14.8) |
Undetermined | 47 (15.8) |
