Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the total cohort
Risk Factors | n(%) | Â | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total = 1367 | Stroke = 437 | non-Stroke = 930 | P-value | |
1.Age(years) | Â | Â | Â | 0.170 |
 60y-70y | 477(34.90) | 139(31.81) | 338(36.34) |  |
 70y-80y | 573(41.91) | 198(45.31) | 375(40.32) |  |
  > =80y | 317(23.19) | 100(22.88) | 217(23.34) |  |
2.Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.021* |
 Female | 592(43.30) | 169(38.67) | 423(45.48) |  |
 Male | 775(56.70) | 268(61.33) | 507(56.52) |  |
3.Degree of hypertension | Â | Â | 0.071 | |
 Stage two | 447(32.70) | 158(36.16) | 289(31.08) |  |
 Stage three | 920(67.30) | 279(63.84) | 641(68.92) |  |
4. Smoke |  |  |  | < 0.001* |
 Yes | 105(7.68) | 57(13.04) | 48(5.16) |  |
 No | 1262(92.32) | 380(86.96) | 882(94.84) |  |
5. Alcohol abuse |  |  |  | < 0.001* |
 Yes | 98(7.17) | 54(12.36) | 44(4.73) |  |
 No | 1269(92.83) | 383(87.64) | 886(95.27) |  |
6.Blood pressure management |  |  | < 0.001* | |
 Yes | 688(50.33) | 128(29.30) | 560(60.22) |  |
 No | 679(49.67) | 309(70.70) | 370(39.78) |  |
7. Stroke history |  |  |  | < 0.001* |
 Yes | 280(20.48) | 128(29.29) | 152(16.34) |  |
 No | 1087(79.52) | 309(70.71) | 778(83.66) |  |
8. Diabetes history |  |  |  | < 0.001* |
 Yes | 377(27.57) | 147(33.64) | 230(24.73) |  |
 No | 990(72.43) | 290(66.36) | 700(75.27) |  |
9. Coronary heart disease | Â | Â | 0.775 | |
 Yes | 302(22.10) | 94(21.51) | 208(22.37) |  |
 No | 1065(77.90) | 343(78.49) | 722(77.63) |  |
10. Total Cholesterol |  |  |  | < 0.001* |
 Normal | 1125(82.30) | 336(76.89) | 789(84.84) |  |
 UP-regulation | 242(17.70) | 101(23.11) | 141(15.16) |  |
11. Triglyceride | Â | Â | Â | 0.180 |
 Normal | 1151(83.54) | 356(81.46) | 786(84.52) |  |
 UP-regulation | 225(16.46) | 81(18.54) | 144(15.48) |  |
12. LDL-C |  |  |  | < 0.001* |
 Normal | 997(72.93) | 289(66.13) | 708(76.13) |  |
 UP-regulation | 370(27.07) | 148(33.87) | 222(23.87) |  |
13. HDL-C | Â | Â | Â | 0.251 |
 Normal | 1175(85.96) | 383(87.64) | 792(85.16) |  |
 UP-regulation | 192(14.04) | 54(12.36) | 138(14.84) |  |
14. Homocysteine | Â | Â | Â | 0.202 |
 Normal | 671(49.08) | 226(51.72) | 445(47.85) |  |
 UP-regulation | 696(50.92) | 211(48.28) | 485(52.15) |  |
15. Carotid artery stenosis | Â | Â | 0.004* | |
 Yes | 78(5.71) | 37(8.47) | 41(4.41) |  |
 No | 1289(94.29) | 400(91.53) | 889(95.59) |  |