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Table 1 Characteristics of the study cohort (n = 120)

From: Role of magnetic susceptibility-weighted imaging in characterization of cerebral microbleeds in acute ischemic stroke Egyptian obese patients

Qualitative data

Frequency (%)

Sex

 Male

54 (45)

 Female

66 (55)

BMI category

 Overweight

43 (35.8)

 Obese

77 (64.2)

  Grade I

53

  Grade II

18

  Grade III

06

Presence of hypertension

62 (51.7)

Presence of diabetes

48 (40)

Presence of dyslipidemia

54 (45)

Presence of IHD

53 (44.2)

Presence of AF

17 (14.2)

A current smoker

25 (20.8)

On antiplatelet medications

51 (42.5)

On anticoagulant medications

17 (14.2)

Brain MRI

 SVDs

32 (26.7)

 LVDs

88 (73.3)

SWI

 CMBs

36 (30)

  lobar

31

  Deep

35

  Mixed

36

  Infra-tentorial

18

Quantitative data

Median (IQR), minimum, maximum

Age (years)

68 (64–75), 60, 88

BMI (kg/m2)

31.1 (29.1–34.7), 25.8, 45

Serum TC (mg/dL)

186 (152–249), 103, 275

Serum TG (mg/dL)

139.5 (109.3–162), 49, 280

Serum LDL-C (mg/dL)

44 (39.3–56), 23, 106

Serum HDL-C (mg/dL)

97 (69–151.5), 32.8, 184

  1. IHD ischemic heart disease, AF atrial fibrillation, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, SWI susceptibility-weighted imaging, BMI body mass index, SVDs small vessel disease, LVDs large vessel disease, CMBs cerebral microbleeds, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides, LDL low-density lipoprotein, HDL high-density lipoprotein