Table 1

Demographic data of young adults with ischaemic stroke

NMeanMedianSDQ1Q3MinimumMaximum
Continuous variables
 Age15743.4446.006.2941.0048.0020.0050.00
 NIHSS1515.514.005.352.007.000.0026.00
 Homocysteine15010.689.754.647.9012.003.3038.20
 HbA1c1527.286.002.645.408.504.3014.70
 T.Chol155182.57172.0057.09150.00202.0092.00415.00
 HDL15539.5938.0011.6631.0046.0012.0084.00
 TG155150.34120.00112.2784.00176.0018.00804.00
 LDL151110.98107.0041.5586.00129.0035.00303.00
Binary variables
 Gender, male58.6% (92)
 Gender, female41.4% (65)
 HTN65% (102)
 Diabetes40.8% (64)
 HLD33.1% (52)
 Smoking61.8% (97)
  • Binary variables expressed as % of total population (N).

  • HbA1C, glycated haemoglobin; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HLD, hyperlipidaemia; HTN, hypertension; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; N, number of subjects; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; Q1, first quartile; Q3, third quartile; T.Chol, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride.