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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants

From: Kidney function is associated with severity of white matter hyperintensity in patients with acute ischemic stroke/TIA

Characteristic

Total

N (%)

Age, years*

62.3 ± 11.5

Male gender

1118 (68.5 %)

Smoking

776 (47.6 %)

Diabetes mellitus

508 (31.1 %)

Hypertension

1372 (84.1 %)

Hypercholesterolemia

723 (44.3 %)

Serum creatinine, umol/L

77.4 (65.9–90.0)

eGFR, ml/min/1.73 m2

106.9 (89.3–127.9)

Atrial fibrillation

69 (4.2 %)

Ischemic heart disease

187 (11.5 %)

History of ischemic stroke/TIA

434 (26.6 %)

CKD stages

 Stage 1

1211 (74.2 %)

 Stage 2

362 (22.2 %)

 Stage 3

54 (3.3 %)

 Stage 4

5 (0.3 %)

 Stage 5

0 (0 %)

PVH degrees

 Degree 0

293 (18.0 %)

 Degree 1

749 (45.9 %)

 Degree 2

416 (25.5 %)

 Degree 3

174 (10.7 %)

SDWMH degrees

 Degree 0

811 (49.7 %)

 Degree 1

575 (35.2 %)

 Degree 2

131 (8.0 %)

 Degree 3

115 (7.0 %)

  1. Variables are presented as mean ± SD (*), median (first-third quartile) or number (percentage)
  2. Abbreviations: eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, CKD chronic kidney disease, PVH periventricular white matter hyperintensity, SDWMH subcortical deep white matter hyperintensity