Table 4 Sex differences in clinical features and risk factors among patients with LAA
Characteristics | Men (n = 1696) | Women (n = 828) | t/χ2 | df | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years, means (SD) | 62.79 (11.52) | 67.26 (10.38) | 16.348 | 7598 | < 0.001 |
Age group, n (%) |  |  | 69.098 | 1 | < 0.001 |
 < 75 years | 4171 (81.4) | 1808 (73.1) |  |  |  |
 ≥ 75 years | 954 (18.6) | 667 (26.9) |  |  |  |
OCSP classification, n (%) | |||||
 PACI | 2927 (57.1) | 1509 (61.0) | 10.220 | 1 | 0.001 |
 TAPI | 279 (5.4) | 127 (5.1) | 0.323 | 1 | ns |
 LACI | 20 (0.4) | 12 (0.5) | 0.356 | 1 | ns |
 POCI | 1899 (37.1) | 827 (33.4) | 9.611 | 1 | 0.002 |
Stroke severity, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Mild | 3262 (63.7) | 1419 (57.3) | 28.251 | 1 | < 0.001 |
 Moderate | 1386 (27.0) | 752 (30.4) | 7.342 | 1 | < 0.001 |
 Severe | 476 (9.3) | 304 (12.3) | 16.233 | 1 | < 0.001 |
Risk factors, n (%) | |||||
 Hypertension | 1278 (75.4) | 638 (77.1) | 104.860 | 1 | < 0.001 |
 Diabetes | 1576 (30.8) | 957 (38.7) | 47.060 | 1 | < 0.001 |
 Atrial fibrillation | 181 (3.5) | 133 (5.4) | 14.297 | 1 | < 0.001 |
 Obesity | 471 (9.2) | 508 (20.5) | 191.082 | 1 | < 0.001 |
 Current smoking | 2704 (52.8) | 374 (15.1) | 981.771 | 1 | 0.002 |
 Alcohol drinking | 1448 (28.3) | 25 (1.0) | 792.793 | 1 | < 0.001 |
Neurological function, median (interquartile range) | |||||
 NIHSS | 6 (7) | 6 (8) | 36.511 | 1 | 0.001 |
 mRS | 3 (2) | 4 (6) | 51.413 | 1 | < 0.001 |
 BI | 60 (50) | 50 (50) | 62.025 | 1 | < 0.001 |
Laboratory value, mmol/L, means (SE) | |||||
 FPG | 6.50 (2.67) | 6.91 (2.86) | 5.376 | 5733 | < 0.001 |
 TC | 4.76 (1.04) | 5.233 (1.15) | 21.085 | 7253 | < 0.001 |
 TG | 1.58 (1.00) | 1.74 (1.27) | 5.808 | 7253 | < 0.001 |
 HDL-C | 1.02 (0.27) | 1.14 (0.31) | 16.734 | 7210 | < 0.001 |
 LDL-C | 2.96 (0.84) | 3.27 (0.91) | 13.989 | 7203 | < 0.001 |
Prognosis at 3Â months after stroke, n (%) | |||||
 Mortality | 355 (7.1) | 194 (8.0) | 2.011 | 1 | ns |
 Recurrence | 194 (4.2) | 89 (4.0) | 0.107 | 1 | ns |
 Dependency | 753 (15.0) | 416 (17.2) | 5.604 | 1 | 0.018 |