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

Table 2

Baseline characteristics of AIS patients according to PON1 quartiles.

Characteristics	Q1 ()	Q2 ()	Q3 ()	Q4 ()	value
Age, years					0.995
Gender, male	46	52	47	51	0.735
BMI, kg/m^2					0.297
Current smoking	29	24	28	22	0.608
HP	38	51	44	50	0.156
HLP	39	26	36	25	0.056
DM	23	31	25	33	0.303
CHD	10	8	12	7	0.617
AF	11	17	10	18	0.232
Leukocyte, 10^9/L					0.128
Hemoglobin, g/L					0.885
TC, mmol/L					0.902
TG, mmol/L					0.081
HDL-C, mmol/L					0.999
LDL-C, mmol/L					0.219
FBG, mmol/L					0.342
HbA1c, mmol/L					0.417
Admission NIHSS	3 (1-5)	3 (1-7)	3 (1-5)	3 (1-6)	0.236
mRS at 90 days					0.007

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