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Table 7 Clinical characteristics of study participants at univariate analysis

From: Stroke in young adults, stroke types and risk factors: a case control study

 

Cases (stroke)

N = 51

Controls

N = 51

  

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Odds Ratioa

95% CI

P value

Systolic blood pressure

134.3 (31.9)

129.0 (22.3)

1.01 (0.99 – 1.02)

0.397

Diastolic blood pressure

85.0 (22.4)

80.5 (18.7)

1.01 (0.99 – 1.03)

0.319

Fasting blood sugar

6.6 (3.9)

5.3 (0.7)

1.64 (1.02 – 2.62)

0.040

 

n (%)

n (%)

Odds Ratioa

95% CI

P value

Hypertensive

 Yes

21 (41.2)

13 (25.5)

1.78 (0.77 – 4.12)

0.175

 No

30 (58.8)

38 (74.5)

Reference

 

Status of fasting blood sugar

 High

6 (12.0)

1 (2.0)

5.61 (0.12 – 48.65)

0.118

 Normal

44 (88.0)

50 (98.0)

Reference

 

History of hypertension

 Yes

14 (27.5)

8 (15.7)

1.77 (0.66 – 4.75)

0.257

 No

37 (72.6)

43 (84.3)

Reference

 

History of family hypertension

 Yes

16 (31.4)

18 (35.3)

0.77 (0.34 – 1.75)

0.537

 No

35 (68.6)

33 (64.7)

Reference

 

History of diabetes

 Yes

2 (4.8)

0 (0.0)

3.12 (0.24 – 167.1) b

0.308

 No

49 (96.1)

51 (100.0)

Reference

 

History of family diabetes

 Yes

4 (7.8)

8 (15.7)

0.39 (0.10 – 1.44)

0.156

 No

47 (92.2)

43 (84.3)

Reference

 

History of heart disease

 Yes

2 (3.9)

0 (0.0)

3.12 (0.24 – 167.1) b

0.308

 No

49 (96.1)

51 (100.0)

Reference

 

Waist to hip ratioc

 High

14 (27.5)

3 (5.9)

6.85 (1.70 – 27.62)

0.007

Hemoglobin

 Normal

40 (78.4)

44 (86.3)

Reference

 

 Low/high

11 (21.6)

7 (13.7)

1.63 (0.56 – 4.73)

0.369

Platelet count

 Normal

42 (82.4)

43 (84.3)

Reference

 

 Low/high

9 (17.7)

8 (15.7)

1.17 (0.40 – 3.37)

0.777

Leucocyte count

 Normal

44 (86.3)

48 (94.1)

Reference

 

 Low/high

7 (13.7)

3 (5.9)

2.58 (0.63 – 10.59)

0.188

LDL

 Normal

37 (72.6)

38 (74.5)

Reference

 

 Low/high

14 (27.5)

13 (25.5)

1.07 (0.43 – 2.63)

0.891

HDL

 Normal

29 (56.9)

30 (58.8)

Reference

 

 Low/high

22 (43.1)

21 (41.2)

0.97 (0.43 – 2.16)

0.933

INR

 Normal

37 (72.6)

40 (78.4)

Reference

 

 Low/high

14 (27.5)

11 (21.6)

1.41 (0.58 – 3.46)

0.450

Prothrombin time (PT)

 Normal

38 (74.5)

40 (78.4)

Reference

 

 Low/high

13 (25.5)

11 (21.6)

1.32 (0.53 – 3.29)

0.556

TPHA

 Reactive

5 (9.8)

5 (9.8)

Reference

 

 Non-reactive

46 (90.2)

46 (90.2)

1.04 (0.28 – 3.93)

0.953

HIV serology

 Non-Reactive

33 (64.7)

41 (80.4)

Reference

 

 Reactive

18 (35.3)

10 (19.6)

2.64 (1.03–6.82)

0.044

HB electrophoresis

 AA

39 (76.5)

48 (94.1)

Reference

 

 SS

12 (23.5)

3 (5.9)

4.31 (1.15 – 16.17)

0.030

  1. a Obtained accounting for matching by age and sex using a conditional logistic regression
  2. b Obtained by adding a 1 on each cell count (due to zero cell count)
  3. c High (male: > 0.95, female > 0.85); Normal (male: < 0.95, female < 0.85)