Table 2 Baseline demographics and clinical date between the stroke and control group.

From: Serum neurofilament heavy chain predicts post-stroke cognitive impairment

 

All (n = 58)

PSC l (n = 31)

N-PSCl (n = 27)

F/Z/χ2

p

Age

58.83 ± 8.91

63.13 ± 7.53

53.89 ± 7.84

 − 4.57

 < 0.01

Male

42 (75.9%)

22 (71.0%)

20 (74.1%)

0.07

0.792

Level of education

9.24 ± 3.04

7.9 ± 2.3

10.7 ± 3.2

 − 2.89

 < 0.01

Diabetes

17 (29.3%)

9 (29.0%)

8 (29.6%)

0.002

0.96

Hypertension

28 (48.3)

18 (58.1%)

10 (37.0%)

2.55

0.11

Hyperlipemia

40 (69.0%)

21 (67.7%)

19 (70.4%)

0.04

0.829

Coronary heart disease

1 (1.7%)

1 (3.2%)

0 (0.0%)

0.88

0.346

p-NfH

160.7(128.12,251.28)

240.74 (157.52, 390.16)

130.85 (116.24, 152.61)

 − 4.96

 < 0.01

NlHSS

2.62 ± 2.35

2.23 ± 2.72

1.93 ± 1.64

 − 1.55

0.03

Infarct volume

1.23(0.52, 2.50)

1.78 (0.93, 4.86)

0.84 (0.83, 1.75)

 − 2.72

0.007

TOAST somatotype

  LAA

15 (25.9%)

9 (29.0%)

6 (22.2%)

0.35

0.555

  Small-artery occlusion

43 (74.1%)

22 (71.0%)

21 (77.8%)

  

  Lacunar infarction

38(65.5%)

23(74.2%)

15(55.5%)

5.34

0.021

Fazekas grading

  Levels 0 and 1

35

13

22

9.43

 < 0.01

  Levels 2 and 3

23

18

5

  

  BMI

26.01 ± 3.51

25.83 ± 3.44

26.22 ± 3.64

0.42

0675

  Drinking

26 (44.8%)

12 (38.7%)

14 (51.9%)

1.01

0.315