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Table 1 Risk factors, EFT, NLR, and VWF among acute ischemic stroke patients and controls

From: New stroke prognostic factors

Items

Patients (60) No. (%)

Controls (35) No. (%)

Test χ2

P value

Smoking

19 (31.7)

9 (25.7)

  

No smoking

41 (68.3)

26 (74.3)

0.38

0.539

Hypertension

25 (41.7)

12 (34.3)

  

No hypertension

35 (58.3)

23 (65.7)

0.61

0.477

DM

20 (33.3)

8 (22.9)

  

No DM

40 (66.7)

17 (77.1)

1.17

0.280

Hypercholesterolemia

26 (43.3)

7 (20.0)

  

No

34 (56.7)

28 (80.0)

5.31

0.021*

Hyperurecemia

8 (13.3)

5 (14.3)

  

No

52 (86.7)

30 (85.7)

0.02

0.896

BMI (≥ 25)

20 (33.7)

5 (14.3)

  

Normal BMI(18.5–25)

40 (66.7)

30 (85.7)

4.14

0.042*

AF

8 (13.3)

2 (5.7)

  

No AF

52 (86.7)

33 (94.3)

1.36

0.243

Carotid stenosis > 50%

15 (25.0)

2 (5.7)

  

No

45 (75.0)

33 (94.3)

5.60

0.018*

Combined risk > 2

6 (10.0)

1 (2.9)

  

No

54 (90.0)

34 (97.1)

1.65

0.199

NLR Mean ± SD

2.20 ± 1.44

1.43 ± 0.29

t = 3.12

0.002**

NLR < 2

25 (41.7)

32 (91.4)

22.81

< 0.001*

NLR ≥ 2

35 (58.3)

3 (8.6)

  

VWFAg (μml)

10.90 ± 2.44

8.91 ± 1.27

t = 4.48

< 0.001*

EFT (Mean ± SD)

1.59 ± 0.50

1.20 ± 0.41

t = 3.87

< 0.001*

EFT < 5 mm

25 (41.7)

28 (80.0)

13.17

< 0.001*

EFT ≥ 5 mm

35 (58.3)

7 (20.0)

  
  1. Overweight and obese (BMI ≥ 25), AF atrial fibrillation, DM diabetes mellitus, NLR neutrophil/lymphocytic ratio, VWFAg vonWillbrand factor antigen, EFT epicardial fat thickness, SD standard deviation, t test student test, x2 chi square
  2. *Means highly significant, **Means significant