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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population stratified by ischemic stroke

From: IL6 trans-signaling associates with ischemic stroke but not with atrial fibrillation

Baseline clinical characteristics

Ischemic stroke

(n = 203)

No ischemic stroke

(n = 2990)

Male (%)

116 (57.1)

1309 (43.8)

Hypertension (%)

45 (22.2)

440 (14.7)

Hyperlipidemia (%)

6 (3.0)

103 (3.4)

Diabetes mellitus (%)

10 (4.9)

76 (2.5)

Atrial fibrillation (%)

5 (2.5)

23 (0.8)

Smoking (%)

56 (27.9)

589 (20.0)

Anticoagulant treatment (%)

1 (0.5)

11 (0.4)

BMI

26.5 (24.4–28.6)

26.0 (23.7–28.8)

Systolic blood pressure

143.5 (130.5–156.5)

134.5 (120.5–150)

Diastolic blood pressure

88 (81–94.5)

82.5 (76–90)

Glucose

5.2 (4.8–5.7)

5.2 (4.8–5.6)

LDL

4.1 (3.4–4.7)

3.8 (3.2–4.5)

B/T ratio

1.60 (1.56–1.63)

1.58 (1.55–1.61)

  1. Continuous variables are presented as median (IQR). BMI is expressed as kg/m2, blood pressure as mm Hg, glucose and LDL as mmol/L. Missing data: Smoking (n = 40), LDL (n = 37), and blood pressure (n = 3)