Research Article
Plasma Osteoprotegerin Correlates with Stroke Severity and the Occurrence of Microembolic Signals in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of all participants.
| | Variables | LAA patients () | Controls () | value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | value |
| | Age (years) | | | 0.057 | 1.052 (1.012-1.093) | 0.010 | | Sex, male, (%) | 81 (63.8) | 29 (51.8) | 0.127 | 6.020 (1.681-21.563) | 0.006 | | Hypertension, (%) | 98 (77.2) | 23 (41.1) | <0.01 | 13.866 (3.075-62.530) | 0.001 | | Diabetes, (%) | 38 (29.9) | 10 (17.9) | 0.087 | | | | CAD, (%) | 26 (20.5) | 12 (21.4) | 0.883 | | | | Smoking, (%) | 66 (52.0) | 14 (25.0) | 0.001 | 5.538 (0.569-53.884) | 0.140 | | Alcohol consumption, (%) | 62 (48.8) | 16 (28.6) | 0.011 | 0.610 (0.057-6.571) | 0.684 | | TG (mmol/l) | | | 0.097 | | | | TC (mmol/l) | | | 0.09 | | | | HDL (mmol/l) | | | <0.01 | 0.105 (0.017-0.643) | 0.015 | | LDL (mmol/l) | | | 0.057 | | | | GLU (mmol/l) | | | 0.007 | 1.203 (0.928-1.559) | 0.163 | | hs-CRP (mg/l) | | | 0.014 | 1.010 (0.990-1.029) | 0.330 | | OPG (pg/ml) | | | <0.001 | 1.002 (1.001-1.003) | <0.001 |
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CAD: coronary artery disease; TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoprotein, LDL: low-density lipoprotein; hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; GLU: fasting blood glucose; OPG: osteoprotegerin; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; OR : adjusted for significant risk factors. |
