Research Article

PTPN22 Gene Polymorphisms Are Associated with Susceptibility to Large Artery Atherosclerotic Stroke and Microembolic Signals

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of all the participants.

VariablesLAAS group ()Control group () value

Age (years)0.339
Sex (man, %)271 (74.5%)265 (71.8%)0.421
BMI (kg/m2)0.393
Smoking (, %)179 (49.2%)86 (23.3%)<0.001
Drinking (, %)154 (42.3%)85 (23.0%)<0.001
Family history of IS (, %)78 (21.4%)29 (7.9%)<0.001
Hypertension (, %)245 (67.3%)162 (43.9%)<0.001
Diabetes (, %)119 (32.7%)65 (17.6%)<0.001
CAD (, %)73 (20.1%)82 (22.2%)0.472
Dyslipidemia (, %)124 (34.1%)80 (21.7%)<0.001
GLU (mmol/L)<0.001
TG (mmol/L)0.469
TC (mmol/L)<0.001
HDL (mmol/L)0.379
LDL (mmol/L)0.595

BMI: body mass index; CAD: coronary artery disease; GLU: serum blood glucose; TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein.