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Table 1 Risk factors for stroke among subjects in the normal and WMC/SI groups

From: Higher skeletal muscle mass may protect against ischemic stroke in community-dwelling adults without stroke and dementia: The PRESENT project

 

Normal

(N = 613)

WMC/SI

(N = 109)

P value

Mean age, years (SD)

58.5 (7.1)

68 (7.8)

0.000

Men, n (%)

276 (45)

45 (41.3)

0.469

Mean education, years (SD)

9.6 (4.4)

7.5 (5.1)

0.000

Hypertension, n (%)

307 (50.1)

94 (86.2)

0.000

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

103 (16.8)

34 (36.7)

0.000

Hypercholesterolemia, n (%)

199 (32.5)

40 (36.7)

0.387

Current smoking, n (%)

106 (17.3)

19 (17.4)

0972

Mean skeletal muscle mass, kg (SD)

24.4 (9.6)

22.0 (5.0)

0.011

Skeletal muscle mass, Q

 Q1, n (%)

128 (20.9)

46 (42.2)

 

 Q2, n (%)

149 (24.3)

33 (30.3)

 

 Q3, n (%)

163 (26.2)

17 (15.6)

 

 Q4, N (5)

173 (28.2)

13 (11.9)