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Table 1 Clinical and demographic features of patients with different types of WSI

From: Clinical features and the degree of cerebrovascular stenosis in different types and subtypes of cerebral watershed infarction

Variable

CWI

(n = 92)

IWI

(n = 112)

Mixed-type

(n = 136)

P

Male, n (%)

54 (58.7)

73 (65.2)

93 (68.4)

0.321

Age, years

65.46 ± 10.42

66.12 ± 10.89

64.54 ± 11.26

0.429

Risk factors, n (%)

 Hypertension

60 (65.2)

79 (70.5)

93 (68.4)

0.718

 Diabetes mellitus

27 (29.3)

36 (32.1)

43 (31.6)

0.903

 Hyperlipidemia

48 (52.2)

60 (53.6)

63 (46.3)

0.480

 PSCE

22 (23.9)

14 (12.5)

20 (14.7)

0.071

 Smoking

53 (57.6)

72 (64.3)

82 (60.3)

0.613

 Stroke / TIA

28 (30.4)

38 (33.9)

52 (38.2)

0.468

 CAD

21 (22.8)

15 (13.4)

16 (11.8)

0.059

SBP, mmHg

147.43 ± 25.13

154.45 ± 23.07

152.87 ± 23.78

0.791

DBP, mmHg

85.32 ± 11.45

87.23 ± 12.87

86.24 ± 11.89

0.613

Laboratory data

 TC, mmol/L

4.32 ± 1.12

4.69 ± 0.93

4.54 ± 1.18

0.512

 TG, mmol/L

1.23 (0.92, 1.89)

1.49 (0.98, 2.16)

1.37 (1.02, 2.09)

0.897

 HDL, mmol/L

1.19 ± 0.31

1.36 ± 0.27

1.37 ± 0.39

0.318

 LDL, mmol/L

2.52 ± 0.71

2.69 ± 0.67

2.62 ± 0.62

0.634

 HbA1c, %

6.40 (5.60, 7.90)

6.50 (5.80, 8.10)

6.40 (5.70, 7.80)

0.692

 Albumin, g/L

37.62 ± 4.87

37.66 ± 4.14

37.21 ± 4.54

0.941

 Fibrinogen, mg/dl

334.76 ± 65.87

326.86 ± 71.23

313.23 ± 70.65

0.327

 HCY, mmol/L

17.00 (14.00, 20.00)

19.00 (15.00, 24.00)

18.00 (15.00, 23.00)

0.093

 Hs-CRP, mg/L

2.45 (1.17, 7.83)

(1.06,8.65)

2.54 (1.21, 6.87)

2.64 (1.15, 5.45)

0.432

 Cr, μmol/L

84.76 (70.87, 105.92)

85.16 (75.32, 97.98)

84.94 (73.66, 99.72)

0.675

 Uric acid, μmol/L

321.87 ± 91.76

319.76 ± 98.65

312.55 ± 97.60

0.821

  1. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range) or counts (%)
  2. WSI Watershed infarction, CWI Cortical watershed infarction, IWI Internal watershed infarction, N Number of persons, PSCE Potential sources of cardioembolism, TIA Transient ischemic attack, CAD Coronary artery disease, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, TC Total cholesterol, TG Triglyceride, HDL High density lipoprotein, LDL Low density lipoprotein, HbA1c Glycosylated hemoglobin, HCY Homocysteine, Hs-CRP High-sensitivity C-reactive protein, Cr Serum creatinine