Research Article

The Antioxidant Enzyme PON1: A Potential Prognostic Predictor of Acute Ischemic Stroke

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of AIS patients according to 3-month functional outcome.

CharacteristicsAll patients ()Good outcome ()Poor outcome () value

Age, years0.722
Gender, male196111850.766
BMI, kg/m20.223
Current smoking10357460.880
HP183101820.759
HLP12669570.733
DM11262500.876
CHD3720170.805
AF5631250.922
Admission NIHSS3 (1-7)2 (1-3)4 (3-7)0.726
Leukocyte, 109/L0.135
Hemoglobin, g/L0.254
TC, mmol/L0.591
TG, mmol/L0.194
HDL-C, mmol/L0.465
LDL-C, mmol/L0.336
FBG, mmol/L0.405
HbA1c, mmol/L0.371
PON1, U/mL<0.001

Abbreviations: AIS: acute ischemic stroke; BMI: body mass index; HP: hypertension; HLP: hyperlipidemia; DM: diabetes mellitus; CHD: coronary heart disease; AF: atrial fibrillation; NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FBG: fasting blood glucose; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; PON1: paraoxonase 1.