The Triglyceride Paradox in Stroke Survivors: A Prospective Study

Table 3

Lipids values across age, gender, NIHSS, prior statin use, mRS, and death within 3 months.

	Association		𝑃 value
	Cholesterol (mg/dL)
Age^#	Pearson’s ρ (95% CI)	−0.13 (−0.24 to 0.03)	0.0149*
Gender
Males	Median (IQR)	4.45 (3.62 to 5.26)	0.0037*
Females	Median (IQR)	4.72 (4.1 to 5.4)
NIHSS^#	Pearson’s ρ (95% CI)	0.032 (−0.08 to 0.14)	0.572
Statins
Yes	Median (IQR)	4.03 (3.44 to 5.02)	<0.0001*
No	Median (IQR)	4.78 (4.06 to 5.46)
mRs	Pearson’s ρ (95% CI)	−0.056 (−0.163 to 0.052)	0.31
Death within 3 months
Yes	Median (IQR)	4.23 (3.16 to 4.88)	0.166
No	Median (IQR)	4.58 (3.87 to 5.33)
	Triglycerides^# (mg/dL)
Age^#	Pearson’s ρ (95% CI)	−0.12 (−0.22 to 0.01)	0.034*
Gender
Males	Median (IQR)	1.37 (0.95 to 1.84)	0.6992
Females	Median (IQR)	1.41 (0.97 to 2.02)
NIHSS^#	Pearson’s ρ (95% CI)	−0.16 (−0.27 to −0.05)	0.004*
Statins
Yes	Median (IQR)	1.51 (1.09 to 2.21)	0.0056*
No	Median (IQR)	1.28 (0.91 to 1.76)
mRs	Pearson’s ρ (95% CI)	−0.128 (−0.232 to −0.021)	0.02*
Death within 3 months
Yes	Median (IQR)	1.05 (0.65 to 1.55)	0.0035*
No	Median (IQR)	1.41 (1.00 to 2.01)
	HDL (mg/dL)
Age	Pearson’s ρ (95% CI)	0.09 (−0.02 to 0.196)	0.1
Gender
Males	Median (IQR)	1.16 (0.98 to 1.42)	<0.0001*
Females	Median (IQR)	1.4 (1.18 to 1.69)
NIHSS	Pearson’s ρ (95% CI)	0.026 (−0.08 to 0.14)	0.64
Statins
Yes	Median (IQR)	1.16 (0.96 to 1.4)	0.0016*
No	Median (IQR)	1.34 (1.11 to 1.63)
mRs	Pearson’s ρ (95% CI)	0.034 (−0.074 to 0.141)	0.54
Death within 3 months
Yes	Median (IQR)	1.2 (0.97 to 1.73)	0.8137
No	Median (IQR)	1.29 (1.03 to 1.53)
	LDL^# (mg/dL)
Age^#	Pearson’s ρ (95% CI)	−0.16 (−0.26 to 0.05)	0.005*
Gender
Males	Median (IQR)	2.33 (1.76 to 3.19)	0.0526
Females	Median (IQR)	2.65 (2.1 to 3.21)
NIHSS^#	Pearson’s ρ (95% CI)	0.067 (−0.04 to 0.18)	0.238
Statins
Yes	Median (IQR)	2.1 (1.68 to 2.65)	<0.0001*
No	Median (IQR)	2.72 (2.1 to 3.39)
mRs	Pearson’s ρ (95% CI)	−0.056 (−0.163 to 0.053)	0.32
Death within 3 months
Yes	Median (IQR)	2.41 (1.63 to 2.97)	0.1797
No	Median (IQR)	2.53 (1.98 to 3.22)

#Log of variables was used to calculate the association due to their non-normal distribution.