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Table 2 Univariate analysis to identify risk factors associated with haemorrhagic transformation in patients with acute ischaemic stroke

From: Association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and haemorrhagic transformation in patients with acute ischaemic stroke

Characteristic

Total patients (n = 2043)

With HT (n = 232)

Without HT (n = 1811)

P-value

Age (Mean ± SD), years

65 ± 14

68 ± 14

64 ± 14

< 0.001a

Males, n (%)

1290 (63.1%)

113 (48.7%)

1177 (65.0%)

< 0.001b

Medical history, n (%)

 Hypertension, n (%)

1132 (55.4%)

115 (49.5%)

1017 (56.2%)

0.864b

 Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

467 (22.9%)

52 (22.4%)

415 (22.9%)

0.528b

 Hyperlipidaemia, n (%)

75 (3.7%)

7 (3.0%)

68 (3.8%)

0.574b

 Atrial fibrillation, n (%)

235 (11.5%)

69 (29.7%)

166 (9.2%)

< 0.001b

Smoking, n (%)

864 (42.3%)

83 (35.8%)

781 (43.1%)

0.033b

Alcohol consumption, n (%)

560 (27.4%)

51 (22.0%)

509 (28.1%)

0.049b

TOAST classification

 Large-artery atherosclerosis, n (%)

671 (32.8%)

73 (31.5%)

598 (33.0%)

< 0.001b

 Small-artery occlusion, n (%)

484 (23.7%)

4 (1.7%)

480 (26.5%)

 

 Cardioembolic, n (%)

434 (21.2%)

111 (47.8%)

323 (17.8%)

 

 Undetermined aetiology, n (%)

386 (18.9%)

40 (16.1%)

346 (19.3%)

 

 Other aetiology, n (%)

68 (3.3%)

4 (1.7%)

64 (3.5%)

 

NIHSS on admission, median (IQR)

5 (2–10)

11(6–18)

5 (2–10)

< 0.001c

SBP, (Mean ± SD), mmHg

146 ± 23

140 ± 23

146 ± 23

< 0.001a

DBP, (Mean ± SD), mmHg

85 ± 15

84 ± 16

86 ± 15

0.048a

Glucose, (Mean ± SD), mmol/L

7.97 ± 3.45

8.16 ± 2.52

7.94 ± 3.55

0.233a

Thrombolysis, n (%)

107 (5.2%)

27 (11.6%)

80 (4.4%)

< 0.001b

Thrombectomy, n (%)

102 (5.0%)

24 (10.3%)

78 (4.3%)

< 0.001b

Lipid profile

 TG, (Mean ± SD), mmol/L

1.68 ± 1.32

1.37 ± 1.01

1.72 ± 1.35

< 0.001a

 TC, (Mean ± SD), mmol/L

4.38 ± 1.13

4.18 ± 1.11

4.41 ± 1.14

0.003a

 HDL-C, (Mean ± SD), mmol/L

1.24 ± 0.37

1.32 ± 0.44

1.23 ± 0.36

0.005a

 LDL-C, (Mean ± SD), mmol/L

2.64 ± 0.95

2.44 ± 0.86

2.66 ± 0.95

< 0.001a

 Non-HDL-C, (Mean ± SD), mmol/L

3.14 ± 1.11

2.86 ± 1.05

3.18 ± 1.11

< 0.001a

  1. Abbreviations; NHISS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, TG Triglyceride, TC Total cholesterol, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol. Non-HDL-C Non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol
  2. a Student’s t test
  3. b Chi-squared test
  4. c Mann-Whitney Test