Research Article
The Triglyceride Paradox in Stroke Survivors: A Prospective Study
Table 5
Association between triglyceride# and death stratified by statin use and gender.
| ā | Death ā¤ 3 months | Alive at 3 months | value |
| Triglyceride (with no prior statin use) | 1.00 (0.67 to 1.47) | 1.31 (0.93 to 1.78) | 0.0345* | Triglyceride (with prior statin use) | 1.24 (0.63 to 1.78) | 1.55 (1.15 to 2.28) | 0.0221* | Triglycerides in males | 1.00 (0.63 to 1.31) | 1.39 (1.00 to 1.94) | 0.0023* | Triglycerides in females | 1.29 (0.86 to 1.75) | 1.41 (1.00 to 2.03) | 0.3405 |
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Log of triglyceride was used to test the associations as it had a nonnormal distribution.
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