Table 1 Characteristics of ischemic stroke patients with or without carotid stenosis
Characteristics | Carotid stenosis (n = 236) | Non-carotid stenosis (n = 378) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 69.1 ± 12.8 | 68.8 ± 15.9 | 0.607 |
Men (n, %) | 142 (60.2) | 222 (58.7) | 0.597 |
Hypertension (n, %) | 192 (81.4) | 301 (79.6) | 0.796 |
Diabetes mellitus (n, %) | 81 (34.3) | 124 (32.8) | 0.379 |
Previous MI (n, %) | 4 (1.7) | 6 (1.6) | 0.996 |
Cigarette smoking (n, %) | 94 (39.8) | 148 (39.1) | 0.962 |
Alcohol intake (n, %) | 108 (45.8) | 170 (45.0) | 0.896 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 24.2 ± 3.7 | 24.0 ± 4.2 | 0.943 |
Hyperlipidemia(n, %) | 129 (54.7) | 199 (52.6) | 0.467 |
Fasting bloodglucose (mM) | 6.8 ± 3.2 | 6.6 ± 4.3 | 0.411 |
Hemoglobin A1c (%) | 6.4 ± 2.8 | 6.2 ± 2.7 | 0.357 |
Homocysteine (mM) | 15.1 ± 5.5 | 14.7 ± 5.8 | 0.108 |
Previous drugs treatments (n, %) | |||
 Antihypertensive drugs | 131 (55.5) | 208 (55.0) | 0.996 |
 Hypoglycemic drugs | 60 (25.4) | 100 (26.5) | 0.994 |
 Statins | 50 (21.2) | 81 (21.4) | 0.999 |
 Antiplatelet drugs | 71 (30.1) | 115 (30.4) | 0.998 |
Platelet aggregation (%) | |||
 AA-induced | 90.3 ± 13.2 | 86.2 ± 14.7 | < 0.001 |
 ADP-induced | 89.7 ± 13.4 | 86.3 ± 13.6 | 0.002 |
Platelet-leukocyte aggregates (%) | |||
 Leukocyte | 26.8 ± 6.5 | 24.2 ± 6.6 | < 0.001 |
 Neutrophil | 27.1 ± 6.6 | 24.3 ± 7.2 | < 0.001 |
 Monocyte | 26.7 ± 5.9 | 23.7 ± 6.5 | < 0.001 |
 Lymphocyte | 26.3 ± 6.3 | 24.4 ± 6.4 | < 0.001 |