BioMed Research International

Research Article

Genetic Variants of lncRNA GAS5 Contribute to Susceptibility of Ischemic Stroke among Southern Chinese Population

Table 1

Characteristics of IS cases and controls.


Variables	IS patients ()	Controls ()	value

Mean age (years)			0.85
Male/female	738/348	511/534	<0.001
Smokers, (%)	304 (28.0)	125 (12.0)	<0.001
Hypertension, (%)	828 (76.2)	341 (32.6)	<0.001
Diabetes, (%)	366(33.7)	115(11.0)	<0.001
Uric acid (mmol/L)			0.42
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)			0.35
Triglycerides (mmol/L)			<0.01
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)			<0.01
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)			0.63
HCY (mmol/L)			<0.01

HCY: homocysteine; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; IS: ischemic stroke; LDL: low-density lipoprotein. Continuous data are presented as the , median (range), or (%). is indicated in bold font.