Research Article
Hypertriglyceridemia Is Associated with Reduced Leukoaraiosis Severity in Patients with a Small Vessel Stroke
Table 3
Associations between lipid profiles and severity of leukoaraiosis in multivariate models (adjustment for age).
| | PVH | SWMLs | OR | 95% CI | value | OR | 95% CI | value |
| Age | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sex | 1.06 | 0.53–2.1 | 0.877 | 1.39 | 0.71–2.73 | 0.338 | DM | 0.84 | 0.47–1.51 | 0.561 | 1.21 | 0.69–2.15 | 0.508 | HTN | 1.27 | 0.69–2.32 | 0.438 | 2.4 | 1.31–4.42 | 0.005 | CHD | 0.9 | 0.28–2.91 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.88–2.82 | 0.847 | Prior stroke | 6.01 | 2.8–12.91 | <0.001 | 3.42 | 1.69–6.94 | 0.001 | Smoking | 0.62 | 0.32–1.18 | 0.144 | 0.9 | 0.48–1.68 | 0.731 | Taking statins | 0.82 | 0.29–2.3 | 0.705 | 0.98 | 0.36–2.65 | 0.969 | TG ≥ 1.7 mmol/l versus <1.7 mmol/l | 0.34 | 0.19–0.63 | 0.001 | 0.37 | 0.2–0.67 | 0.001 | TC ≥ 5.18 mmol/l versus <5.18 mmol/l | 0.42 | 0.14–1.21 | 0.109 | 0.45 | 0.16–1.3 | 0.139 | HDL ≥ 2.04 mmol/l versus <2.04 mmol/l | 1.22 | 0.7–2.12 | 0.484 | 1.73 | 1.01–3 | 0.05 | LDL ≥ 3.37 mmol/l versus <3.37 mmol/l | 1.97 | 0.71–5.44 | 0.192 | 1.05 | 0.39–2.84 | 0.916 |
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OR: odds ratio.
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