Research Article

The Degree of Plasma Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Level Decrease Is Related to Clinical Outcomes for Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

Table 1

Demographic and baseline clinical characteristics of patients with different oxLDL degree groups.

Δtertile 1(mild decrease)Δtertile 2(moderate decrease)Δtertile 3(significant decrease) value
 pg/mLΔ: 36.23 pg/mL-60.63 pg/mL pg/mL

Age, y0.13
Male, (%)51 (73.91)45 (65.22)46 (66.67)0.50
Alcohol use, (%)21 (30.43)14 (20.29)10 (14.49)0.07
Tobacco use, (%)34 (49.28)20 (28.99)26 (37.68)0.05
History of disease, (%)
Diabetes mellitus21 (30.88)31 (44.93)24 (34.78)0.21
Hypertension52 (76.47)55 (79.71)50 (72.46)0.61
TC, mmol/L0.55
TG, mmol/L1.34 (0.84, 1.82)1.40 (0.94, 1.88)1.32 (1.02, 1.93)0.59
HDL-C, mmol/L1.01 (0.83, 1.23)1.00 (0.84, 1.30)1.00 (0.87, 1.24)0.97
LDL-C, mmol/L0.63
CRP, mg/L0.78 (0.19, 2.54)1.14 (0.26, 3.91)0.96 (0.39, 3.22)0.62
Homocysteine, μmol/L14.45 (10.50, 19.10)13.75 (11.70, 16.38)15.10 (11.30, 18.60)0.87