Research Article
Plasma Osteoprotegerin Correlates with Stroke Severity and the Occurrence of Microembolic Signals in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
Table 2
Clinical characteristics of patients with NIHSS score of ≥6 and NIHSS score of <6.
| | Variables | NIHSS () | NIHSS () | value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | value |
| | Age (years) | | | 0.089 | 1.023 (0.986-1.061) | 0.231 | | Gender, male, (%) | 23 (74.2) | 58 (60.4) | 0.165 | 1.445 (0.517-4.049) | 0.483 | | Hypertension, (%) | 22 (71.0) | 76 (77.6) | 0.344 | | | | Diabetes, (%) | 10 (32.3) | 28 (29.2) | 0.744 | | | | CAD, (%) | 9 (29.0) | 17 (17.7) | 0.174 | | | | Smoking, (%) | 13 (41.9) | 53 (55.2) | 0.198 | | | | Alcohol consumption, (%) | 12 (38.7) | 50 (52.1) | 0.195 | | | | TG (mmol/l) | | | 0.996 | | | | TC (mmol/l) | | | 0.798 | | | | HDL (mmol/l) | | | 0.333 | | | | LDL (mmol/l) | | | 0.576 | | | | GLU (mmol/l) | | | 0.749 | | | | hs-CRP (mg/l) | | | 0.026 | 1.015 (0.999-1.032) | 0.073 | | OPG (pg/ml) | | | 0.001 | 1.001 (1.000-1.002) | 0.028 | | High-grade stenosis (), (%) | 14 (45.2) | 44 (45.8) | 0.948 | | | | MES-positive, (%) | 12 (38.7) | 20 (20.8) | 0.046 | 1.137 (0.359-3.603) | 0.827 |
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