Table 1 The sex differences in clinical characteristics of acute ischemic stroke with diabetes on admission

Numbers, n (%):

1450 (61.4)

910 (38.6)

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 Age, year, means (SE)

62.7 (11.1)

66.4 (9.8)

<0.001

TOAST classification, n (%):

0.004

 Large artery atherothrombosis

1054 (72.7)

634 (69.7)

 Cardiac embolism

37 (2.6)

51 (5.6)

 Small artery occlusion

315 (21.7)

190 (13.1)

 Other determined etiology

17 (1.2)

10 (1.1)

 Undetermined etiology

19 (1.3)

15 (1.6)

Stroke severity, n (%):

0.003

 Mild

957 (66.0)

542 (59.6)

 Moderate

376 (26.9)

267 (29.3)

 Severe

115 (8.0)

101 (11.1)

Neurological function deficit: means (SE)

 NIHSS

5 (0–36)

6 (0–35)

<0.001

 BI

60 (0–100)

55 (0–100)

<0.001

 mRS

3 (0–6)

4 (0–5)

<0.001