Sex differences in the risk of excessive daytime sleepiness in mild and moderate ischaemic stroke patients: a retrospective database study

Table 1 Comparison of the population and baseline characteristics

Characteristic	Males (N = 189)	Females (N = 92)	P value
Age (years)	64.93 ± 11.97	67.03 ± 9.61	0.142
BMI (kg/m²)	25.41 ± 3.25	25.45 ± 4.24	0.798
Smoking status (%)	67 (35.4)	5 (5.4)	<0.001*
Drinking status (%)	43 (22.8)	6 (6.5)	<0.001*
Hypertension status (%)	137 (72.3)	61 (66.3)	0.373
Diabetes status (%)	53 (28.0)	29 (31.5)	0.449
Triglyceride level	1.49 (0.98,2.19)	1.22 (0.89,1.74)	0.041*
Total cholesterol level	4.07 ± 1.07	4.45 ± 1.09	0.011*
Creatinine level	75.15 (62.23,86.58)	54.80 (46.90, 65.80)	<0.001*
HbA1C level	6.58 ± 1.65	6.71 ± 1.59	0.569
Leukocyte count	6.54 ± 1.97	6.42 ± 1.70	0.613
Neutrophile granulocyte count	4.14 (3.23, 5.32)	4.33 (3.07, 5.28)	0.911
NIHSS score	0.00 (0.00, 2.00)	0.00 (0.00, 1.00)	0.026*
Barthel index	72.85 ± 22.98	79.10 ± 18.05	0.922

(*P < 0.05; continuous variables in the table are expressed as x ± s or M (P25, P75); categorical variables are expressed as cases (%)). Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; NIHSS, National Institutes of Stroke Scale

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