Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants by stroke Status.
Level | Overall | Stoke_No | Stoke_Yes | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 8396 | 8066 | 330 | ||
Age (mean (SD)) | 61.9 (9.0) | 61.8 (9.0) | 64.2 (9.3) | < 0.001 | |
BMI (mean (SD)) | 24.5 (14.1) | 24.5 (14.4) | 24.5 (3.8) | 0.985 | |
Sex (%) | Female | 4605 (54.1) | 4398 ( 54.5) | 147 ( 44.5) | < 0.001 |
Male | 3900 (45.9) | 3668 ( 45.5) | 183 ( 55.5) | ||
Residence (%) | Rural | 5511 (64.8) | 5238 ( 64.9) | 207 ( 62.7) | 0.444 |
Urban | 2994 (35.2) | 2828 ( 35.1) | 123 ( 37.3) | ||
Marital_status (%) | Married and living with a spouse | 6970 (82.0) | 6632 ( 82.3) | 261 ( 79.1) | 0.327 |
Married but living without a spouse | 301 ( 3.5) | 286 ( 3.5) | 13 ( 3.9) | ||
Single, divorced, and windowed | 1230 (14.5) | 1144 ( 14.2) | 56 ( 17.0) | ||
Education_Status (%) | Elementary school or below | 5835 (68.6) | 5514 ( 68.4) | 246 ( 74.5) | 0.021 |
Middle school or above | 2670 (31.4) | 2552 ( 31.6) | 84 ( 25.5) | ||
Smoking_Status (%) | Non-smoker | 4784 (56.3) | 4564 ( 56.6) | 157 ( 47.6) | 0.001 |
Smoker | 3716 (43.7) | 3501 ( 43.4) | 173 ( 52.4) | ||
Drinking_Status (%) | Drink but less than once a month | 707 ( 8.3) | 675 ( 8.4) | 24 ( 7.3) | 0.005 |
Drink more than once a month | 2177 (25.7) | 2085 ( 25.9) | 61 ( 18.6) | ||
Non-drinker | 5589 (66.0) | 5282 ( 65.7) | 243 ( 74.1) | ||
Regional_Category (%) | East | 2928 (34.4) | 2793 ( 34.6) | 102 ( 30.9) | 0.143 |
Midland | 3356 (39.5) | 3162 ( 39.2) | 147 ( 44.5) | ||
West | 2221 (26.1) | 2111 ( 26.2) | 81 ( 24.5) | ||
Waist_circumference (mean (SD)) | 85.5 (13.2) | 85.4 (13.2) | 88.4 (11.9) | < 0.001 | |
Triglycerides (mean (SD)) | 137.7 (86.4) | 137.4 (86.5) | 146.3 (88.5) | 0.068 | |
High_density_lipoprotein (mean (SD)) | 51.6 (11.8) | 51.7 (11.8) | 48.4 (11.6) | < 0.001 | |
Fasting_blood_glucose (mean (SD)) | 101.1 (30.8) | 100.8 (30.4) | 107.5 (39.3) | < 0.001 | |
Systolic_blood_pressure (mean (SD)) | 128.6 (20.1) | 128.3 (20.0) | 136.7 (21.6) | < 0.001 | |
Diastolic_blood_pressure (mean (SD)) | 75.5 (11.6) | 75.4 (11.5) | 78.6 (12.5) | < 0.001 | |
C_Reactive_Protein (mean (SD)) | 2.8 (6.2) | 2.7 (6.1) | 3.4 (8.7) | 0.049 | |
LTD (mean (SD)) | 22.9 (5.1) | 22.9 (5.1) | 22.2 (5.2) | < 0.001 | |
HTD (mean (SD)) | 45.0 (16.1) | 44.9 (16.1) | 45.8 (16.6) | 0.33 | |
ERD (mean (SD)) | 41.1 (13.4) | 41.1 (13.4) | 41.4 (13.0) | 0.733 | |
EED (mean (SD)) | 27.4 (8.1) | 27.4 (8.1) | 28.2 (8.0) | 0.071 | |
