Research Article

Association between MicroRNA-4669 Polymorphism and Ischemic Stroke in a Korean Population

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients with ischemic stroke (IS).

ISCon
Pilot ()Total ()Pilot ()Total ()

Male/female ()74/66150/114122/118210/245
Age ()
Hypertension (absent/present)42/9882/182134/6437/19
Diabetes mellitus (absent/present)83/57165/99
Dyslipidemia (absent/present)95/45165/83185/55377/78
CRPS (absent/present)108/32210/54
NIHSS score [median (IQR)]7.0 (4.0-11.0)7.0 (4.0-11.0)
MBI score [median (IQR)]42.0 (23.3-59.0)41.0 (23.0-58.5)

CRPS: complex regional pain syndrome; IQR: interquartile range; MBI: modified Barthel index; NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; SD: standard deviation. Subjects with diabetes mellitus were excluded in the control group.