Table 1 Characteristics of study population divided by ischemic stroke and sex

Age (years)

54.0 ± 10.7

63.7 ± 9.1

< 0.001

53.1 ± 10.3

62.9 ± 8.2

< 0.001

Current smoking (%)

3000 (57.0)

81 (47.6)

0.015

1002 (16.4)

30 (15.2)

0.658

Current drinking (%)

2405 (45.7)

44 (25.9)

< 0.001

183 (3.0)

0 (0.0)

0.014

BMI (kg/m²)

24.7 ± 3.5

25.0 ± 3.4

0.362

24.8 ± 3.8

26.0 ± 3.7

< 0.001

FPG (mmol/L)

5.6 (5.2–6.1)

5.8 (5.4–6.4)

< 0.001

5.5 (5.1–6.0)

5.7 (5.3–6.7)

< 0.001

TC (mmol/L)

5.2 ± 1.0

5.2 ± 1.0

0.586

5.3 ± 1.1

5.6 ± 1.0

< 0.001

TG (mmol/L)

1.2 (0.9–1.9)

1.4 (1.0–2.1)

0.055

1.2 (0.9–1.9)

1.9 (1.2–2.8)

< 0.001

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.4 ± 0.4

1.3 ± 0.4

0.012

1.4 ± 0.3

1.3 ± 0.3

< 0.001

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.9 ± 0.8

3.0 ± 0.8

0.004

3.0 ± 0.8

3.3 ± 0.8

< 0.001

eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m²)

94.5 ± 15.3

85.5 ± 15.3

< 0.001

92.4 ± 16.1

82.6 ± 18.7

< 0.001

SBP (mmHg)

143.2 ± 22.2

159.8 ± 26.9

< 0.001

139.5 ± 23.6

161.3 ± 27.4

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

83.6 ± 11.8

87.7 ± 11.8

< 0.001

80.4 ± 11.5

85.8 ± 12.2

< 0.001

SUA (μmol/L)

333.3 ± 83.0

344.4 ± 97.5

0.088

254.6 ± 66.7

289.8 ± 88.6

< 0.001

Hyperuricemia (%)

779 (14.8)

33 (19.4)

0.098

432 (7.1)

41 (20.8)

< 0.001

Hypertension (%)

2787 (53.0)

143 (84.1)

< 0.001

2889 (47.3)

177 (89.8)

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001