Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants according to gender
From: Importance of lipid ratios for predicting intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis
Variables | Men (n = 441) | Women (n = 217) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, year | 64.6 ± 11.2 | 68.5 ± 10.7 | < 0.001 |
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 152.8 ± 23.8 | 154.1 ± 26.0 | 0.522 |
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 88.7 ± 16.0 | 84.7 ± 14.6 | 0.002 |
Hypertension, n (%) | 311 (70.5) | 165 (76.0) | 0.137 |
Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 144 (32.7) | 74 (34.1) | 0.711 |
Current smoking, n (%) | 251 (56.9) | 4 (1.8) | < 0.001 |
Previous stroke, n (%) | 131 (29.7) | 56 (25.8) | 0.297 |
Coronary heart disease, n (%) | 51 (11.6) | 29 (13.4) | 0.507 |
Number of ICAS lesions | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) | 0.771 |
NCAS | 238 (54.0) | 128 (59.0) | 0.223 |
Isolated ICAS | 115 (26.1) | 67 (30.9) | 0.196 |
Isolated ECAS | 38 (8.6) | 8 (3.7) | 0.020 |
ICAS and ECAS | 50 (11.3) | 14 (6.5) | 0.047 |
TC, mmol/L | 4.35 ± 1.06 | 4.67 ± 1.10 | < 0.001 |
TG, mmol/L | 1.66 ± 1.23 | 1.62 ± 1.01 | 0.664 |
HDL-C, mmol/L | 1.09 (0.94–1.24) | 1.26 (1.09–1.51) | < 0.001 |
LDL-C, mmol/L | 2.82 ± 0.91 | 2.97 ± 0.99 | 0.061 |
Non-HDL-C, mmol/L | 3.16 (2.48–3.90) | 3.21 (2.53–3.96) | 0.384 |
RC, mmol/L | 0.42 ± 0.40 | 0.37 ± 0.35 | 0.121 |
Apo A-I, g/L | 1.22 ± 0.35 | 1.40 ± 0.27 | < 0.001 |
Apo B, g/L | 0.99 ± 0.53 | 0.96 ± 0.29 | 0.520 |
Lipid Ratio | |||
 TC/HDL-C | 4.12 ± 1.37 | 3.74 ± 1.22 | 0.001 |
 TG/HDL-C | 1.71 ± 1.77 | 1.45 ± 1.67 | 0.069 |
 LDL-C/HDL-C | 2.68 ± 1.06 | 2.39 ± 0.94 | 0.001 |
 RC/HDL-C | 0.44 ± 0.53 | 0.35 ± 0.55 | 0.036 |
 Non- HDL-C/HDL-C | 3.12 ± 1.37 | 2.73 ± 1.22 | 0.001 |
 Apo B/HDL-C | 2.25 (1.65–2.91) | 1.87 (1.44–2.48) | < 0.001 |
 Apo B/apo A-I | 0.78 (0.60–0.98) | 0.69 (0.53–0.86) | < 0.001 |