Table 1 Characteristics of included CIS patients with high-risk PFO and without PFO.
Patients with high-risk PFO (n = 52) | Patients without PFO (n = 52) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 36 (69.2) | 29 (55.8) | 0.158 |
Female | 16 (30.8) | 23 (44.2) | ||
Mean age (SD), years | 41.01 (6.5) | 36.98 (9.2) | 0.040 | |
BMI (SD), kg/m2 | 26.8 (4.1) | 26.3 (4.4) | 0.266 | |
Smoking ever | Yes | 21 (40.4) | 30 (57.7) | 0.079 |
No | 31 (59.6) | 22 (42.3) | ||
Heavy alcohol use | Yes | 7 (13.5) | 22 (42.3) | 0.001 |
No | 45 (86.5) | 30 (57.7) | ||
Abdominal obesity | Yes | 25 (48.1) | 25 (48.1) | 1.000 |
No | 27 (51.9) | 27 (51.9) | ||
Hypertension | Yes | 2 (3.8) | 17 (32.7) | < 0.001 |
No | 50 (96.2) | 35 (67.3) | ||
Antibiotics (preceding 3 months) | Yes | 9 (17.3) | 5 (9.6) | 0.253 |
No | 43 (82.7) | 47 (90.4) | ||
Caries | Yes | 21 (40.4) | 29 (55.8) | 0.118 |
No | 31 (59.6) | 23 (44.2) | ||
Periodontitis# | Yes | 11 (21.2) | 17 (32.7) | 0.206 |
No | 39 (75) | 34 (65.4) | ||
Mucosal lesions and changes* | Yes | 13 (25) | 7 (13.5) | 0.150 |
No | 39 (75) | 44 (84.6) | ||
Regular dentist check-ups† | Yes | 27 (51.9) | 26 (50.0) | 0.924 |
No | 25 (48.1) | 25 (48.1) | ||
Bleeding on probing, mean (SD) | 41.1 (14.9) | 43.1 (14.4) | 0.742 | |
Number of missing teeth | 0.952 | |||
0 | 36 (69.2) | 36 (69.2) | ||
1–2 | 6 (11.5) | 7 (13.5) | ||
3–5 | 9 (17.3) | 8 (15.4) | ||
> 5 | 1 (1.9) | 1 (1.9) | ||
Stroke severity on admission, NIHSS score* | 0.413 | |||
No symptoms | 13 (25) | 14 (26.9) | ||
Mild | 32 (61.5) | 24 (46.2) | ||
Moderate | 6 (11.5) | 12 (23.1) | ||
Severe | 1 (1.9) | 2 (3.8) | ||
