From: Identification of more objective biomarkers for Blood-Stasis syndrome diagnosis
 | Controls (n = 15) | UA (n = 15) | AIS (n = 15) | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Male (n) | 10 | 11 | 9 | 0.838 |
Age (years) | 56.87 ± 6.70 | 57.53 ± 6.33 | 53.07 ± 5.87 | 0.182 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.80 ± 2.20 | 23.85 ± 1.81 | 22.53 ± 2.78 | 0.092 |
BSS Grades | 0 | 68.60 ± 8.72 | 67.93 ± 9.88 | 0.000 |
Hypertension (n) | 0 | 11 | 14 | 0.000 |
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (n) | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0.018 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.71 ± 0.76 | 4.28 ± 0.89 | 4.60 ± 0.87 | 0.072 |
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.37 ± 0.54 | 2.66 ± 0.63 | 2.92 ± 0.64 | 0.056 |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.37 ± 0.29 | 1.31 ± 0.31 | 1.14 ± 0.19 | 0.112 |
Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.03 ± 0.28 | 2.46 ± 1.03 | 1.82 ± 1.09 | 0.000 |
CRP (mg/L) | 3.97 ± 1.86 | 4.84 ± 2.10 | 4.57 ± 2.34 | 0.682 |