Table 2 Demographic characteristics of IA patients and controls in qRT-PCR
Characteristics | Controls (n = 130) | IAs (n = 130) | χ2 | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Â | Â | 0 | 1.000 |
  < 60 | 105 (80.8) | 105 (80.8) |  |  |
  ≥ 60 | 25 (19.2) | 25 (19.2) |  |  |
Gender | Â | Â | 0 | 1.000 |
 Male | 59 (45.4) | 59 (45.4) |  |  |
 Female | 71 (54.6) | 71 (54.6) |  |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | 2.149 | 0.143 |
 Marriage | 124 (95.4) | 118 (90.8) |  |  |
 Single and others | 6 (4.6) | 12 (9.2) |  |  |
Smoking |  |  | 30.806 | < 0.001 |
 No | 123 (94.6) | 88 (67.7) |  |  |
 Yes | 7 (5.4) | 42 (32.3) |  |  |
Alcohol | Â | Â | 3.594 | 0.059 |
 No | 70 (53.8) | 85 (65.4) |  |  |
 Yes | 60 (46.2) | 45 (34.6) |  |  |
High-salt diets |  |  | 17.732 | < 0.001 |
 No | 107 (82.3) | 76 (58.5) |  |  |
 Yes | 23 (17.7) | 54 (41.5) |  |  |
Tea drinking |  |  | 32.319 | < 0.001 |
 No | 21 (16.2) | 76 (49.2) |  |  |
 Yes | 109 (83.8) | 54 (50.8) |  |  |
Physical exercise |  |  | 29.365 | < 0.001 |
 No | 32 (24.6) | 75 (57.7) |  |  |
 Yes | 98 (75.4) | 55 (42.3) |  |  |
Family history of stroke | Â | Â | Â | 0.684a |
 No | 128 (98.5) | 126 (96.9) |  |  |
 Yes | 2 (1.5) | 4 (3.1) |  |  |