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Table 4 Various measurements in patients and controls as means (SD) and number of pathological values

From: Migraine aura or transient ischemic attacks? A five-year follow-up case-control study of women with transient central nervous system disorders in pregnancy

   

Number with pathological values

 

Patients

Controls

Patient group

Controls/Mi controls

Pulse

78 (14)

72 (12)*

2 >100 beats/min (1 CTS, 1 Mi)

0/0

Systolic blood pressure

120 (15)

112 (10)†

1 >150 mmHg (stroke)

0/0

Diastolic blood pressure

74 (10)

72 (8)

1 >95 mmHg (Mi)

0/0

Hemoglobin

12.9 (1.1)

12.3 (1.1)†

4 low (all Mi)

10/9 low

Platelet count

250 (74)

249 (63)

1 low (MS), 2 high (stroke, Mi)

2 low, 1 high/2 low, 1 high

ESR

20 (19)

16 (12)

13 high (2 CTS, 1 stroke, 1 PS, 9 Mi)

9/8 high

APPT

27.7 (5.0)

27.6 (2.2)

2 high (stroke, Mi)

0/0

Fibrinogen

3.8 (1.3)

3.5 (0.9)

12 high (1 stroke, 1 PS, 2 CTS, 8 Mi)

8/7 high

Antithrombin 3

112 (15)

108 (15)

1 low (Mi)

3/3 low

Cholesterol

5.4 (1.2)

5.2 (1.3)

5 high (1 CTS, 4 Mi)

3/3 high

Triglycerides

1.5 (1.1)

1.1 (0.8)

6 high (1 CTS, 5 Mi)

3/3 high

Glucose

4.6 (0.5)

5.0 (0.9)*

0

3/2 high

Anticardiolipin ab IgG

0.16 (0.4)

0.03 (0.2)

7 positive (1 stroke, 6 Mi)

1/1 positive

Anticardiolipin ab IgM

0.14 (0.4)

0.05 (0.2)

4 positive (1 stroke, 3 Mi)

3/2 positive

Antinuclear antigen

0.11 (0.3)

0.11 (0.3)

5 positive (1 stroke, 4 Mi)

4/3 positive

Lupus anticoagulant

0.3 (0.2)

0.0 (0)

1 positive (stroke)

1/1 positive

Lues serology

0.3 (0.2)

0.0 (0)

1 positive (stroke)

0/0

Homocysteine

9.9 (6.0)

9.3 (7.3)

6 high (1 stroke, 5 Mi)

1/0 high

Protein C

113 (20)

108 (15)

0

0/0

Protein S

71 (23)

68 (15)

16 low (1 stroke, 2 CTS, 13 Mi)

18/15 low

  1. *P ≤ 0.05; † p ≤ 0.01 (Wilcoxon matched pairs signed rank test). There were no significant differences when comparing the number of pathological values between patients and matched controls (n = 41 in each group, chi-square test) or migraineurs and their matched controls (n = 34 in each group). Ab, antibodies; APPT, activated partial thromboplastin time; CTS, carpal tunnel syndrome; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Mi, migraine; MS, multiple sclerosis; PS, presyncope.