White Matter Microstructural Alterations over the Year after Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Baseline Impaired Cognitive Functions
Table 2
Univariate analysis of clinical characteristics between the PSCI and NCI groups.
Variables
PSCI group (n = 25)
NCI group (n = 35)
P
Gender (male), n
17
25
0.775
Age (year), mean (SD)
57.32 (8.16)
57.97 (6.78)
0.699
Education (year), mean (SD)
9.80 (3.56)
11.86 (3.72)
0.011
Body mass index, mean (SD)
25.96 (2.93)
25.35 (2.56)
0.322
Hypertension, n
19
30
0.067
Hyperlipemia, n
14
20
0.930
Diabetes, n
10
6
0.048
History of smoking, n
17
26
0.594
WMH scale, median (IQR)
3 (2–3)
3 (2–3)
0.797
PVH scale, median (IQR)
2 (1–2)
2 (1–2)
0.960
DWMH scale, median (IQR)
1 (1)
1 (1)
0.548
Strategic infarct location (yes/no), n
20/5
13/22
0.001
Infarct volume (ml), median (IQR)
0.87 (0.66–2.80)
0.91 (0.68–1.77)
0.865
Abbreviations: WMH, white matter hyperintensity; PVH, periventricular hyperintensity; DWMH, deep white matter hyperintensity; SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range.
