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Table 1 Characteristics of cases and matched controls

From: Effect of pioglitazone in acute ischemic stroke patients with diabetes mellitus: a nested case–control study

Variables

Cases (N = 1150)

Controls (N = 3450)

Crude OR [95% CI]

p

Sex, male

578 (50.3)

1734 (50.3)

 

Age

70–74 [65–69; 75–79]

70–74 [65–69; 75–79]

 

Hypertension

1039 (90.3)

3005 (87.1)

1.40 [1.12–1.75]

0.003

Atrial fibrillation

184 (16.0)

398 (11.5)

1.49 [1.22–1.80]

< 0.001

Prior myocardial infarction

140 (12.2)

358 (10.4)

1.20 [0.97–1.48]

0.088

Use of medications

 Antithromboticsa

713 (62.0)

2391 (69.3)

0.68 [0.58–0.79]

< 0.001

 Statins

276 (24.0)

1156 (33.5)

0.61 [0.52–0.71]

< 0.001

 Sulfonylurea

411 (35.7)

1233 (35.7)

 

 Biguanide

379 (33.0)

1137 (33.0)

 

 Dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor

34 (3.0)

102 (3.0)

 

 Alpha-glucosidase inhibitor

86 (7.5)

258 (7.5)

  

 Pioglitazone

11 (1.0)

74 (2.1)

0.44 [0.23–0.83]

0.012

 Insulin

347 (30.2)

1041 (30.2)

 
  1. Cases and controls (1:3) are matched for same sex, age, and treatment with sulfonylurea, biguanide, dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitor, alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, and insulin
  2. Crude OR (odds ratio), 95% CI (confidence interval) and p values are derived from conditional logistic regression analyses
  3. aAntithrombotics include aspirin, clopidogrel, ticlopidine, triflusal, cilostazol, warfarin, rivaroxaban, apixaban, and dabigatran