Research Article

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

Table 3

Clinical characteristics of MES (+) and MES (−) groups.

VariablesMES (+)
()
MES (-)
()
value

Age (years)0.926
Sex (man, %)70 (73.7%)201 (74.7%)0.842
BMI (kg/m2)0.249
Smoking (, %)39 (41.1%)140 (52.0%)0.065
Drinking (, %)36 (37.9%)118 (43.9%)0.311
Family history of IS (, %)22 (23.2%)56 (20.8%)0.633
Hypertension (, %)59 (62.1%)186 (69.1%)0.209
Diabetes (, %)30 (31.6%)89 (33.1%)0.788
CAD (, %)21 (22.1%)52 (19.3%)0.562
Dyslipidemia (, %)30 (31.6%)94 (34.9%)0.552
GLU (mmol/L)0.729
TG (mmol/L)0.635
TC (mmol/L)0.482
HDL (mmol/L)0.761
LDL (mmol/L)0.631

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.