Research Article

Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Single-Center, Retrospective Study in Southern China

Table 1

Clinical risk factors of study participants.

Clinical risk factorsNDM group (n = 746)DM group (n = 410)Total (n = 1156) value

Gender (male) (n, %)527 (70.64%)245 (59.76%)772 (66.78%)≤0.010
Age (mean ± SD; years)64.85 ± 12.7164.03 ± 10.4864.56 ± 11.970.164
History of AIS (n, %)165 (22.12%)78 (19.02%)243 (21.02%)0.228
Smoking (n, %)313 (41.96%)139 (33.90%)452 (39.10%)0.008
Drinking (n, %)105 (14.13%)56 (13.69%)161 (13.93%)0.929
Hypertension (n, %)477 (63.94%)299 (72.93%)776 (67.13%)0.002
Atrial fibrillation (n, %)36 (4.83%)25 (6.10%)61 (5.28%)0.409
Coronary heart disease (n, %)50 (6.70%)39 (9.51%)89 (7.70%)0.106
Heart failure (n, %)34 (4.56%)10 (2.44%)44 (3.81%)0.078
TG (≥150 mg/dL) (n, %)187 (25.08%)176 (42.93%)363 (31.40%)≤0.010
TG (mean ± SD; mg/dL)148.85 ± 518.22183.40 ± 202.01160.37 ± 433.25≤0.010
TC (≥200 mg/dL) (n, %)209 (28.02%)103 (25.12%)312 (26.99%)0.300
TC (mean ± SD; mg/dL)175.31 ± 49.03147.06 ± 81.08165.25 ± 63.70≤0.010
LDL-C (≥130 mg/dL) (n, %)313 (41.96%)160 (39.02%)473 (40.92%)0.349
LDL-C (mean ± SD; mg/dL)114.55 ± 53.83101.01 ± 63.24109.52 ± 57.660.005
Statins/fenofibrate use (n, %)134 (17.96%)61 (14.88%)195 (16.87%)0.190

. SD: standard deviation; NDM: no diabetes mellitus; AIS: acute ischemic stroke; TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.