BioMed Research International

Research Article

A Novel Clinical Nomogram to Predict Transient Symptomatic Associated with Infarction: The ABCD3-SLOPE Score

Table 2

Biomarker and imaging characteristics.
VariablesTIA ()TSI () value
Biomarkers data
 CRP (mg/L)3.02 (3.02, 3.23)3.02 (3.02, 3.40)0.306
 NSE (ng/ml)14.27 (12.72, 16.38)14.18 (12.88, 16.71)0.484
 Folic acid (ng/ml)7.18 (5.63, 9.63)7.24 (5.22, 9.68)0.763
 HbA1c (%)5.85 (5.68, 6.25)5.90 (5.60, 6.33)0.700
 ALT (U/L)17.80 (10.80, 25.95)17.10 (11.00, 23.30)0.473
 CR (μmol/L)69.50 (59.60, 83.98)76.90 (66.95, 85.24)0.008
 UA (μmol/L)0.006
 FBG (mmol/L)5.10 (4.60, 5.55)5.10 (4.80, 5.55)0.195
 AST (U/L)18.00 (15.05, 23.35)17.20 (14.65, 21.70)0.283
 TC (mmol/L)0.015
 TG (mmol/L)1.27 (0.90, 1.65)1.36 (1.07, 1.72)0.175
 HDL (mmol/L)1.10 (0.94, 1.33)1.05 (0.90, 1.25)0.260
 LDL-C (mmol/L)<0.001
 Calcium (mmol/L)2.27 (2.22, 2.32)2.26 (2.21, 2.31)0.287
 Hcy (μmol/L)11.30 (9.45, 11.89)11.20 (9.20, 15.15)0.772
 Fib (g/L)2.59 (2.33, 3.05)2.56 (2.38, 2.99)0.837
 D-dimer (mg/L)0.28 (0.22, 0.46)0.29 (0.22, 0.46)0.614
 NT-pro-BNP (pg/ml)75.07 (31.04, 138.75)99.42 (52.76, 239.55)0.007
 WBC (109/L)6.20 (5.24, 7.42)6.38 (5.34, 7.58)0.544
 RBC (1012/L)0.010
 Hemoglobin (g/L)0.023
 Hematocrit (%)0.022
 PTL (109/L)216 (185, 254)221 (176, 262)0.853
 Neutrophil (%)3.50 (2.91, 4.55)3.79 (3.13, 4.56)0.172
 Lymphocyte (%)1.92 (1.55, 2.40)1.89 (1.52, 2.20)0.311
 NLR1.79 (1.36, 2.42)2.02 (1.51, 2.65)0.069
 MPV (fL)0.920
 PCT (%)0.23 (0.19, 0.28)0.23 (0.20, 0.28)0.665
 PDW (%)12.70 (11.35, 13.80)12.70 (11.35, 14.15)0.678
Imaging data
 Degree of vascular stenosis (%)
  Mild99 (76.7)44 (50.0)<0.001
  Moderate9 (7.0)15 (17.0)
  Severe18 (14.0)21 (23.9)
  Occlusion3 (2.3)8 (9.1)
 Fazekas score (%)
  031 (23.0)15 (16.1)0.136
  174 (54.8)52 (55.9)
  222 (16.3)17 (18.3)
  38 (5.9)9 (9.7)
 Carotid plaque (%)
  No59 (44.0)22 (23.7)0.002
  Yes75 (56.0)71 (76.3)