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Table 1 The baseline characteristics and the features on the lacunar measued in MRI in low or high risk patients

From: Factors associated with higher falling risk in elderly diabetic patients with lacunar stroke

Characteristic

Total cohorts

Low risk cohorts

High risk cohorts

p-Value

Patients (n)

146

31

115

/

Age (years)

68.34 ± 11.23

62.32 ± 12.79

69.96 ± 10.24***

< 0.001

Gender (M/F)

69/77

14/17

55/60

0.792

BMI (Kg/m2)

25.70 ± 3.72

26.53 ± 4.24

25.32 ± 3.43

0.240

FPG (mmol/l)

7.27 ± 2.38

7.75 ± 2.68

7.11 ± 2.24

0.337

TC (mmol/l)

4.23 ± 1.07

4.46 ± 1.14

4.17 ± 1.05

0.215

TG (mmol/l)

1.65 ± 0.94

2.11 ± 1.12

1.53 ± 0.86**

0.006

LDL (mmol/l)

2.63 ± 0.99

2.73 ± 1.08

2.60 ± 0.97

0.558

HDL (mmol/l)

1.07 ± 0.31

1.04 ± 0.30

1.08 ± 0.31

0.606

HbA1c (%)

9.07 ± 2.33

9.19 ± 2.41

9.04 ± 2.32

0.766

Nutrion assessment

1.61 ± 0.77

1.52 ± 1.00

1.63 ± 0.71

0.45

Self-care assessment

94.69 ± 53.50

96.94 ± 9.19

94.09 ± 60.14

0.79

Lacunar size (mm)

0-3 mm

2.23 ± 0.96

1.86 ± 1.22

2.33 ± 0.85*

0.047

3-5 mm

1.59 ± 2.16

0.43 ± 1.33

1.91 ± 2.24***

< 0.001

5-10 mm

3.99 ± 3.97

2.66 ± 3.75

4.35 ± 3.97*

0.034

10-15 mm

2.59 ± 5.15

1.14 ± 3.53

2.98 ± 5.45*

0.026

15-20 mm

0.84 ± 3.76

0.00 ± 0.00

1.07 ± 4.22**

0.008

Lacunar numbers

0.-3 mm

9.09 ± 7.72

7.45 ± 7.85

9.53 ± 7.65

0.184

3-5 mm

1.53 ± 3.87

0.29 ± 1.01

1.870 ± 4.27***

< 0.001

5-10 mm

1.79 ± 2.35

0.84 ± 1.66

2.05 ± 2.45**

0.002

10-15 mm

0.47 ± 1.26

0.19 ± 0.65

0.55 ± 1.37*

0.043

15-20 mm

0.07 ± 0.33

0.00 ± 0.00

0.09 ± 0.36*

0.012

Total numbers

12.96 ± 10.89

8.77 ± 8.95

14.09 ± 11.12*

0.015

  1. Note: BMI Body mass index; FPG Fasting plasma glucose; TC Total cholesterol; TG Total triglyceride; LDL Low-density lipoprotein; HDL High-density lipoprotein; HbA1c Glycosylated hemoglobin A1c. *: p < 0.05; **:p < 0.01; ***: p < 0.001