Table 1.

Patient characteristics for 538 patients with ischemic stroke according to JAK2V617F mutation status

Patient characteristicsAll (N = 538)With JAK2V617F (n = 61)Without JAK2V617F (n = 477)P
Age, mean ± SD 69.5 ± 10.9 70.8 ± 10.7 69.3 ± 10.9 .329 
Sex (female), n (%) 211 (39.2) 18 (29.5) 193 (40.5) .131 
BMI, mean ± SD 26.9 ± 5.6 26.6 ± 5.8 26.9 ± 5.5 .683 
Smoking active, n (%) 163 (30.3) 23 (37.7) 140 (29.4) .234 
Smoking former, n (%) 190 (35.3) 18 (29.5) 172 (36.1) .387 
Alcohol use above recommendation, n (%) 65 (12.1) 8 (13.1) 57 (12) .835 
Comorbidities     
Diabetes, n (%) 109 (20.3) 12 (19.7) 97 (20.3) >.99 
Hypertension, n (%) 359 (66.7) 37 (60.7) 322 (67.5) .355 
Hyperlipidemia, n (%) 288 (53.5) 32 (52.5) 256 (53.7) .967 
Atrial fibrillation, n (%) 82 (15.2) 10 (16.4) 72 (15.1) .850 
IHD, n (%) 74 (13.8) 10 (16.4) 64 (13.4) .553 
History of IS or TIA, n (%) 106 (19.7) 17 (27.9) 89 (18.7) .126 
History of VTE, n (%) 12 (2.2) 2 (3.3) 10 (2.1) .635 
History of cancer, n (%) 64 (11.9) 7 (11.5) 57 (11.9) >.99 
Admission     
NIHSS ≥ 6, n (%) 125 (21.3) 14 (23.0) 111 (23.5) >.99 
Infection at admission, n (%) 61 (11.4) 5 (8.2) 56 (11.8) .523 
CRP ≥ 3 mg/L, n (%) 251 (47.2) 23 (38.3) 228 (48.3) .187 
Hemoglobin, g/dL, mean ± SD 14.1 ± 1.79 14.6 ± 1.61 14.1 ± 1.8 .015 
Hematocrit, mean ± SD 0.42 ± 0.05 0.44 ± 0.05 0.420 ± 0.05 .006 
Platelet count, × 109/L, mean ± SD 254 ± 88.6 294 ± 147 248 ± 77.1 .021 
White blood cells, × 109/L, mean ± SD 8.72 ± 3.17 9.18 ± 3.28 8.66 ± 3.16 .246 
Hemoglobin above normal, n (%) 68 (12.7) 11 (18.0) 57 (12.0) .262 
Hematocrit above normal, n (%) 30 (6.1) 5 (8.5) 25 (5.8) .386 
Platelet count above normal§, n (%) 30 (5.7) 8 (13.6) 22 (4.7) .012 
White blood cells above normal, n (%) 214 (40.1) 27 (44.3) 187 (39.5) .569 
Patient characteristicsAll (N = 538)With JAK2V617F (n = 61)Without JAK2V617F (n = 477)P
Age, mean ± SD 69.5 ± 10.9 70.8 ± 10.7 69.3 ± 10.9 .329 
Sex (female), n (%) 211 (39.2) 18 (29.5) 193 (40.5) .131 
BMI, mean ± SD 26.9 ± 5.6 26.6 ± 5.8 26.9 ± 5.5 .683 
Smoking active, n (%) 163 (30.3) 23 (37.7) 140 (29.4) .234 
Smoking former, n (%) 190 (35.3) 18 (29.5) 172 (36.1) .387 
Alcohol use above recommendation, n (%) 65 (12.1) 8 (13.1) 57 (12) .835 
Comorbidities     
Diabetes, n (%) 109 (20.3) 12 (19.7) 97 (20.3) >.99 
Hypertension, n (%) 359 (66.7) 37 (60.7) 322 (67.5) .355 
Hyperlipidemia, n (%) 288 (53.5) 32 (52.5) 256 (53.7) .967 
Atrial fibrillation, n (%) 82 (15.2) 10 (16.4) 72 (15.1) .850 
IHD, n (%) 74 (13.8) 10 (16.4) 64 (13.4) .553 
History of IS or TIA, n (%) 106 (19.7) 17 (27.9) 89 (18.7) .126 
History of VTE, n (%) 12 (2.2) 2 (3.3) 10 (2.1) .635 
History of cancer, n (%) 64 (11.9) 7 (11.5) 57 (11.9) >.99 
Admission     
NIHSS ≥ 6, n (%) 125 (21.3) 14 (23.0) 111 (23.5) >.99 
Infection at admission, n (%) 61 (11.4) 5 (8.2) 56 (11.8) .523 
CRP ≥ 3 mg/L, n (%) 251 (47.2) 23 (38.3) 228 (48.3) .187 
Hemoglobin, g/dL, mean ± SD 14.1 ± 1.79 14.6 ± 1.61 14.1 ± 1.8 .015 
Hematocrit, mean ± SD 0.42 ± 0.05 0.44 ± 0.05 0.420 ± 0.05 .006 
Platelet count, × 109/L, mean ± SD 254 ± 88.6 294 ± 147 248 ± 77.1 .021 
White blood cells, × 109/L, mean ± SD 8.72 ± 3.17 9.18 ± 3.28 8.66 ± 3.16 .246 
Hemoglobin above normal, n (%) 68 (12.7) 11 (18.0) 57 (12.0) .262 
Hematocrit above normal, n (%) 30 (6.1) 5 (8.5) 25 (5.8) .386 
Platelet count above normal§, n (%) 30 (5.7) 8 (13.6) 22 (4.7) .012 
White blood cells above normal, n (%) 214 (40.1) 27 (44.3) 187 (39.5) .569 

AMI, acute myocardial infarction; BMI, body mass index; CRP, C-reactive protein; IHD, ischemic heart disease; IQR, interquartile range; IS, ischemic stroke; SD, standard deviation; TIA, transient ischemic attack; VTE, venous thromboembolism. P values < 0.05 are shown in bold.

>14 units per week, men; >7 units per week, women.

>16.5 g/dL, men; >15.3 g/dL, women.

> 49%, men; >48%, women.

§

>390 × 109/L.

> 8.8 × 109/L.

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