Table 5 The relation between risk factors of stroke and copeptin level at presentation
From: Copeptin: a potential blood biomarker for acute ischemic stroke
Risk factor | Copeptin level at presentation | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Percent (%) | Mean | SD | P value | ||
Age | < 45 | 9 | 20 | 104.81 | 38.85 | 0.102 |
> 45 | 36 | 88 | 109.93 | 36.30 | ||
Sex | Males | 19 | 42.2 | 106.96 | 39.97 | 0.169 |
Females | 26 | 57.8 | 100.39 | 37.9 | ||
Hypertension | Yes | 13 | 28.9 | 118.89 | 40.4 | 0.05 |
No | 32 | 71.1 | 93.84 | 37.25 | ||
Diabetes Mellitus | Yes | 16 | 35.6 | 119.17 | 48.5 | 0.024 |
No | 29 | 64.4 | 92.99 | 43.1 | ||
Dyslipidemia | Yes | 12 | 26.7 | 123.77 | 46.4 | 0.05 |
No | 33 | 73.3 | 93.84 | 44.2 | ||
Cardiac diseases | Yes | 29 | 64.4 | 112.21 | 39.2 | 0.547 |
No | 16 | 35.6 | 119.62 | 40.6 | ||
Carotid stenosis | < 50% | 34 | 75.6 | 110.30 | 35.4 | 0.728 |
> 50% | 11 | 24.4 | 119.53 | 38.9 | ||