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Characteristics of stroke patients by leukoaraiosis. |
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| Leukoaraiosis |
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| Characteristics |
Present (n = 307) |
Absent (n = 287) |
P value |
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| Age (yr) |
72.1 ± 9.8 |
61.1 ± 11.9 |
< 0.001 |
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| Gender |
0.001 |
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| Male (n = 342) |
157 (45.9) |
185 (54.1) |
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| Female (n = 252) |
150 (59.5) |
102 (40.5) |
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| Hypertension (n = 383) |
229 (59.8) |
154 (40.2) |
< 0.001 |
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| Diabetes mellitus (n = 236) |
133 (56.4) |
103 (43.6) |
0.390 |
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| Hyperlipidemia (n = 193) |
95 (49.2) |
98 (50.8) |
0.228 |
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| Heart disease (n = 105) |
44 (41.9) |
61 (58.1) |
0.018 |
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| Atrial fibrillation (n = 78) |
34 (43.6) |
44(56.4) |
0.125 |
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| Regular cigarette smoking (n = 153) |
57 (37.3) |
96 (62.7) |
< 0.001 |
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| Previous ischemic stroke (n = 87) |
58 (66.7) |
29 (33.3) |
0.002 |
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| Stroke subtype |
0.016 |
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| Large artery disease(n = 297) |
170 (57.2) |
127 (42.8) |
0.031a |
0.006b |
| Lacunar(n = 193) |
93 (48.2) |
100 (51.8) |
0.198b |
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| Cardioembolic (n = 104) |
44 (42.3) |
60 (57.7) |
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Values represent mean ± SD and number of patients with percentages in parenthesis The two groups were compared by two-sample t-test for continuous variables and chi-square test for nominal variables. a Comparison is with lacunar group, based on the Chi-square test. b Comparison is with cardioembolic group | ||||
Lee et al. BMC Neurology 2008 8:31 doi:10.1186/1471-2377-8-31 |
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