Tissue Kallikrein Activity, Detected by a Novel Method, May Be a Predictor of Recurrent Stroke: A Case-Control Study
Table 1
General characteristics of stroke patients and controls.
Variable
Stroke patients
Controls
value
(male %)
321 (65)
323 (34)
0.121
Age, y
62.0 ± 10
62.6 ± 8
0.703
Hypertension, number (%)
203 (63)
136 (42)
0.034
Diabetes, number (%)
37 (12)
14 (4)
0.016
Hyperlipidemia, number (%)
60 (19)
91 (28)
0.003
Current smoker, number (%)
135 (42)
49 (15)
<0.001
DBP, mmHg
90 ± 15
81 ± 11
0.002
SBP, mmHg
147 ± 25
137 ± 21
0.887
Weight, kg
66 ± 12
62 ± 9
0.022
BMI, kg/m2
24 ± 4
24 ± 3
0.23
Total cholesterol, mmol/L
4.49 ± 1.01
5.23 ± 1.09
<0.001
Triglyceride, mmol/L
1.95 ± 1.0
1.65 ± 1.1
<0.001
HDL cholesterol, mmol/L
0.88 ± 0.3
1.29 ± 0.4
<0.001
TK activity, Eu/mL
1.583 ± 0.673
1.934 ± 0.284
<0.001
SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; BMI: body mass index; HDL: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TK: tissue kallikrein. values for the difference between stroke patients and controls, tested with independent samples -test.
