Atherosclerosis risk factors in patients in acute cerebral stroke in relation to sex and age

Abstract

The study was performed in 44 patients (28 female and 16 male, age range 46-85 years) in an acute period of cerebral stroke. The concentrations of serum glycohemoglobin, fructosamine, lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a)), triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TCh), as well as cholesterol of HDL and LDL fractions (HDL-Ch, LDL-Ch) were measured and atherogenic factors: TCh/HDL-Ch, LDL-Ch/HDL-Ch were calculated. We found, that the highest values of these factors were observed in women aged 60-70 years and in men over 80 years.