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Table 1 Demographic, selected medical, nutritional, and laboratory characteristics of study participants (n = 9934)

From: Association between metabolic syndrome and stroke: a population based cohort study

Characteristics

All (n = 9934)

Stroke (n = 153)

Non-Stroke (n = 9781)

P-Value

Age- yr. no (%)

   

< 0.001

35–45

3697(37.22)

17(11.11)

3680(37.63)

 

46–55

3060(30.81)

32(20.92)

3028(30.96)

≥ 56

3176(31.97)

104(67.97)

3072(31.41)

Mean ± SD

49.94 ± 9.56

57.71 ± 8.07

49.82 ± 9.54

< 0.001

Gender- no (%)

   

0.717

Female

5310 (53.45)

84 (54.90)

5226 (53.43)

 

Male

4624 (46.55)

69 (45.10)

4555 (46.57)

WSI

   

0.003

Median (IQR)

-0.034 (-0.61-0.58)

-0.145 (-0.78-0.48)

0.034 (-0.61-0.58)

 

Education years – n (%)

  

< 0.001

≤ 5

3484 (35.09)

93 (61.18)

3391 (34.68)

 

6–12

4820 (48.54)

45 (29.61)

4775 (48.84)

≥ 13

1625 (16.37)

14 (9.21)

1611 (16.48)

Mean ± SD

8.52 ± 5.05

5.42 ± 4.88

8.57 ± 5.04

< 0.001

Physical activity- no (%)

  

0.018

Low

3850 (38.76)

75 (49.02)

3775 (38.60)

 

Moderate

5053 (50.87)

61 (39.87)

4992 (51.04)

Heavy

1031 (10.38)

17 (11.11)

1014 (10.37)

Mean ± SD

38.79 ± 6.32

37.86 ± 7.42

38.81 ± 6.30

0.070

BMI- no (%)

   

0.047

< 25

2868 (28.89)

39 (25.49)

2829 (28.94)

 

25-29.9

4070 (41.00)

54 (35.29)

4016 (41.08)

≥ 30

2990 (30.12)

60 (39.22)

2930 (29.97)

Mean ± SD

27.81 ± 4.92

28.46 ± 5.95

27.81 ± 4.90

0.103

Alcohol consumption- no (%)

 

0.759

Yes

993 (10.02)

14 (9.27)

979 (10.03)

 

No

8921 (89.98)

137 (90.73)

8784 (89.97)

Cigarette smoking-no (%)

  

0.036

Current

1679 (16.94)

25 (16.56)

1654 (16.94)

 

Former

864 (8.71)

22 (14.57)

842 (80.62)

Never

7371 (74.35)

104 (68.87)

7267 (74.43)

Opium consumption- no (%)

  

0.110

Yes

2345 (23.65)

44 (29.14)

2301 (23.57)

 

No

7569 (76.35)

107 (70.86)

7462 (76.43)

Cholesterol

   

< 0.001

Mean ± SD

198.66 ± 38.04

186.87 ± 41.70

198.85 ± 37.96

 

Triglycerides

  

0.99

Mean ± SD

169.16 ± 110.74

169.03 ± 99.67

169.16 ± 110.91

 

LDL cholesterol

  

< 0.001

Mean ± SD

108.18 ± 30.29

99.28 ± 32.47

108.32 ± 30.23

 

HDL cholesterol

  

< 0.001

Mean ± SD

57.75 ± 10.87

54.86 ± 11.87

57.80 ± 10.85

 

FBS

   

0.003

Mean ± SD

113.30 ± 39.14

122.65 ± 44.96

113.15 ± 39.03

 

Waist

   

< 0.001

Mean ± SD

95.91 ± 11.50

100.01 ± 12.79

95.84 ± 11.47

 

Systolic blood pressure

  

< 0.001

Mean ± SD

106.29 ± 17.04

112.49 ± 17.15

106.19 ± 17.02

 

Diastolic blood pressure

  

0.106

Mean ± SD

70.64 ± 10.24

71.97 ± 10.20

70.62 ± 10.24

 

Diabetes- no (%)

  

< 0.001

Yes

1933 (19.46)

60 (39.22)

1873 (19.15)

 

No

8001 (80.54)

93 (60.87)

7908 (80.85)

 

MI- no (%)

< 0.001

Yes

296 (2.98)

19 (12.42)

277 (2.83)

 

No

9638 (97.02)

134 (87.58)

9504 (97.17)

Cardiac ischemic disease- no (%)

< 0.001

Yes

870 (8.76)

43 (28.10)

828 (8.46)

 

No

9064 (91.24)

110 (71.90)

8954 (91.54)

Family history of stroke- no (%)

0.005

Yes

1753 (17.65)

40 (26.14)

1713 (17.51)

 

No

8181 (82.35)

113 (73.86)

8068 (82.49)

Nutrient’s status

Total lipid (gr/day)

   

< 0.001

Mean ± SD

55.63 ± 23.56

48.80 ± 21.97

55.74 ± 23.57

 

Carbohydrate (gr/day)

   

0.005

Mean ± SD

324.98 ± 120.64

297.98 ± 139.36

325.41 ± 120.29

 

Energy (kcal/day)

   

0.001

Mean ± SD

2042.68 ± 728.84

1851.24 ± 821.92

2045.69 ± 726.93

 

Total Fiber (gr/day)

   

0.39

Mean ± SD

21.84 ± 9.69

21.17 ± 12.24

21.85 ± 9.64

 

Protein (gr/day)

   

0.008

Mean ± SD

68.74 ± 26.49

63.14 ± 30.45

68.83 ± 26.42

 
  1. Abbreviations: Wealth score index (WSI); body mass index (BMI); Fasting blood sugar (FBS), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL), and Myocardial Infarction (MI).