Table 1 Results of univariate analysis in diabetic patients with cerebral infarction as compared with patients with cerebral infarction without diabetes mellitus
Variable | Patients with diabetes (n = 393) | Patients without diabetes (n = 1,447) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Men | 202 (51.4) | 724 (50) | 0.6313 |
Age, years, mean (SD) | 73.6 (9.8) | 74 (12.7) | 0.4945 |
Age, 85 year or more | 49 (12.5) | 254 (17.6) | 0.0159 |
Cardiovascular risk factors | |||
Valvular heart disease | 19 (4.8) | 111 (7.7) | 0.0517 |
Ischemic heart disease | 73 (18.6) | 193 (13.3) | 0.0088 |
Previous cerebral infarction | 77 (19.6) | 223 (15.4) | 0.0466 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 39 (9.9) | 103 (7.1) | 0.0646 |
Hypelipidemia | 89 (22.6) | 241 (16.7) | 0.0060 |
Clinical findings | |||
Sudden onset | 183 (46.3) | 764 (52.8) | 0.0225 |
Subacute onset (days) | 40 (10.2) | 90 (6.2) | 0.0066 |
Seizures | 3 (0.8) | 31 (2.1) | 0.0718 |
Lacunar syndrome | 156 (39.7) | 349 (27.2) | <0.0001 |
Ischemic stroke subtypes | |||
Atherothrombotic | 162 (41.2) | 391 (27) | <0.0001 |
Cardioembolic | 73 (18.6) | 395 (27.3) | 0.0004 |
Lacunar infarct | 138 (35.1) | 346 (23.9) | <0.001 |
Unusual etiology | 3 (0.8) | 84 (5.8) | <0.0001 |
Unknown cause | 17 (4.3) | 231 (16) | <0.0001 |
Localization of cerebral infarction | |||
Parietal | 74 (18.8) | 339 (23.4) | 0.0527 |
Temporal | 79 (20.1) | 380 (26.3) | 0.0123 |
Thalamus | 44 (11.2) | 88 (6.1) | 0.0005 |
Pons | 30 (7.6) | 71 (4.9) | 0.0353 |
Cerebral posterior involvement | 52 (13.2) | 128 (8.8) | 0.0095 |
Outcome | |||
Symptom free at discharge | 71 (18.1) | 272 (18.8) | 0.4324 |
Hospital stay, days, median (interquartile range) | 13 (8 to 21) | 12 (8 to 21) | 0.9752 |
In-hospital death | 50 (12.5) | 211 (14.6) | 0.3488 |