Research Article
Plasma Osteoprotegerin Correlates with Stroke Severity and the Occurrence of Microembolic Signals in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke
Table 3
Clinical characteristics of MES-positive and MES-negative patients.
| | Variables | MES-positive () | MES-negative () | value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | value |
| | Age (years) | | | 0.346 | 1.006 (0.965-1.049) | 0.768 | | Sex, male, (%) | 20 (62.5) | 61 (64.2) | 0.862 | 0.603 (0.201-1.814) | 0.368 | | Hypertension, (%) | 24 (75.0) | 74 (77.9) | 0.736 | | | | Diabetes, (%) | 11 (34.4) | 27 (28.4) | 0.525 | | | | CAD, (%) | 7 (21.9) | 19 (20.0) | 0.820 | | | | Smoking, (%) | 15 (46.9) | 51 (53.7) | 0.505 | | | | Alcohol consumption, (%) | 15 (46.9) | 47 (49.5) | 0.799 | | | | TG (mmol/l) | | | 0.388 | | | | TC (mmol/l) | | | 0.128 | | | | HDL (mmol/l) | | | 0.190 | | | | LDL (mmol/l) | | | 0.599 | | | | GLU (mmol/l) | | | 0.780 | | | | CRP (mg/l) | | | <0.001 | 1.038 (1.014-1.063) | 0.001 | | OPG (pg/ml) | | | <0.001 | 1.002 (1.001-1.003) | 0.001 | | High-grade stenosis (), (%) | 12 (37.5) | 46 (48.4) | 0.283 | | |
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