Research Article

Association between the Triglyceride-Glucose Index and the Risk of Large Artery Atherosclerotic Stroke

Table 1

Comparison of demographic characteristics and clinical parameters between the LAA stroke and non-LAA stroke groups.

VariableNon-LAA stroke (n = 2378)LAA stroke (n = 458)t/χ2

Age (years)68.17 ± 5.5269.84 ± 5.465.95<0.001
 60–65758 (31.88)91 (19.87)35.73<0.001
 65–70686 (28.85)121 (26.42)
 70–75529 (22.25)138 (30.13)
 75–80405 (17.03)108 (23.58)
Male (%)1045 (43.94)225 (49.13)4.500.106
BMI (kg/m2)23.95 ± 5.5123.77 ± 3.230.920.356
Smoking (%)602 (25.40)145 (31.73)8.64<0.001
Drinking (%)516 (21.77)127 (27.85)8.04<0.001
Hypertension (%)1525 (64.26)369 (80.74)47.21<0.001
Dyslipidemia (%)603 (25.49)118 (25.88)5.290.071
Diabetes (%)1003 (42.32)149 (32.60)20.89<0.001
SBP (mmHg)134.8 ± 19.77138.4 ± 16.974.04<0.001
DBP (mmHg)80.62 ± 30.7780.73 ± 9.600.140.887
TC (mmol/L)4.10 ± 1.044.28 ± 1.163.090.002
TG (mmol/L)1.43 ± 0.321.63 ± 0.3212.25<0.001
HDL_C (mmol/L)1.20 ± 0.301.19 ± 0.280.690.489
LDL_C (mmol/L)2.27 ± 0.752.32 ± 0.901.180.265
TyG index4.65 ± 0.344.75 ± 0.375.36<0.001
UA (μmol/L)316.70 ± 99.34318.70 ± 93.970.360.720
CR (μmol/L)78.18 ± 43.4780.44 ± 39.391.000.316
FBG (mmol/L)6.10 ± 2.796.61 ± 3.163.220.001

Data are presented as the mean ± SD or n (%); UA, uric acid; CR, creatinine.