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Comparison of mean plasma total Hcy (umol/L) values based on various intra-group characteristics of stroke cases overall and by gender stratification |
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| Variable |
Total |
Statistics * |
Male |
Female |
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| N = 69 |
N(Mean ± SD) |
N (Mean ± SD) |
T |
P |
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| Number of risk factors |
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| Single (n = 40) |
10.3 ± 4.5 |
T = 0.18; P = 0.88 |
22 (10.0 ± 3.4) |
18 (10.6 ± 5.6) |
0.42 |
0.68 |
| Multiple (n = 29) |
10.1 ± 4.7 |
16 (10.7 ± 5.5) |
13 (9.3 ± 3.7) |
0.79 |
0.43 |
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| Hypertension |
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| Yes (n = 59) |
10.1 ± 4.0 |
T = 0.14; P = 0.89 |
34 (10.7 ± 4.5) |
25 (9.4 ± 3.1) |
1.17 |
0.25 |
| No (n = 10) |
10.4 ± 7.6 |
4 (7.1 ± 1.4) |
6 (12.5 ± 9.4) |
1.10 |
0.29 |
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| Diabetes |
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| Yes (n = 19) |
8.7 ± 3.3 |
T = 1.71; P = 0.09 |
6 (8.2 ± 3.1) |
13 (8.9 ± 3.4) |
0.44 |
0.66 |
| No (n = 50) |
10.7 ± 4.9 |
32 (10.7 ± 4.5) |
18 (10.9 ± 5.6) |
0.12 |
0.90 |
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| Smoking |
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| Yes (n = 5) |
8.7 ± 3.4 |
T = 0.74; P = 0.46 |
5 (10.3 ± 4.7) |
0 |
- |
- |
| No (n = 64) |
10.3 ± 4.7 |
33 (10.5 ± 4.5) |
31 (10.0 ± 4.9) |
0.41 |
0.68 |
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| Admission stroke severity |
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| Mild (NIHSS ≤ 13) (n = 53) |
10.2 ± 4.9 |
T = 0.12; P = 0.91 |
32 (10.4 ± 4.4) |
21 (10.0 ± 5.6) |
0.29 |
0.78 |
| Severe (NIHSS > 13) (n = 16) |
10.1 ± 3.5 |
6 (9.9 4.5) |
10 (10.2 3.1) |
0.18 |
0.86 |
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* Comparing the categories e.g. single v. multiple risk factors, hypertension present or absent, diabetes present or absent, smoking yes or no, and stroke severity mild or severe | ||||||
Okubadejo et al. BMC Neurology 2008 8:26 doi:10.1186/1471-2377-8-26 |
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