Table 2 Laboratory results and EKG findings of the study population.

From: Stroke prediction in patients presenting with isolated dizziness in the emergency department

Characteristics

Total

(n = 1239)

Normal

(n = 1184)

Acute stroke

(n = 55)

p value

WBC (× 103/μL)

6.8 (5.5–8.5)

6.8 (6.6–8.4)

7.3 (5.4–9.2)

0.18

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

13.5 (12.5–14.5)

13.5 (12.0–14.5)

13.5 (12.2–14.6)

0.95

PLT (× 103/μL)

225.0 (189.0–265.0)

226.0 (190.5–266.0)

211.5 (165.3–264.8)

0.37

Glucose (mg/dL)

123.0 (106.0–149.0)

123.0 (106.0–148.0)

136.5 (112.5–163.3)

0.05

BUN (mg/dL)

15.0 (12.0–19.0)

15.0 (12.0–18.0)

16.5 (13.3–19.0)

0.10

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.8 (0.7–1.0)

0.8 (0.7–1.0)

0.8 (0.8–1.0)

0.01

Sodium (mmol/L)

140.0 (139.0–142.0)

141.0 (139.0–142.0)

140.0 (138.3–142.0)

0.17

Potassium (mmol/L)

4.2 (4.0–4.4)

4.2 (4.0–4.4)

4.1 (3.9–4.4)

0.58

Chloride (mmol/L)

103.0 (101.0–105.0)

103.0 (102.0–105.5)

103.0 (101.0–104.8)

0.31

LD (IU/L)

230.0 (203.0–263.0)

229.0 (203.0–262.0)

233.5 (202.0–275.5)

0.47

  1. Data are presented as n (%) or mean with standard deviation.
  2. BUN blood urea nitrogen; EKG electrocardiogram; LD lactate dehydrogenase; PLT platelet; WBC white blood cell.