Body mass index, kg/m² (Mean ± SD)

28.6 ± 5.8

31.8 ± 5.3

0.509

Fasting Blood sugar, g/l (Mean ± SD)

1.1 ± 0.3

2.1 ± 1.1

<0.001

Uric acid, mg/l (Mean ± SD)

66.7 ± 24.0

72.3 ± 25.4

0.005

Creatinine, g/l (Mean ± SD)

16.7 ± 1.7

16.8 ± 1.4

0.972

Urea, g/l (Mean ± SD)

0.5 ± 0.1

0.8 ± 0.1

0.055

Total Cholesterol, g/l (Mean ± SD)

5.1 ± 3.1

2.0 ± 0.5

0.476

Triglycerides, g/l (Mean ± SD)

1.3 ± 0.2

1.3 ± 0.1

0.994

HDL cholesterol, g/l (Mean ± SD)

0.5 ± 0.01

0.5 ± 0.02

0.407

Stroke severity and functional outcome on admission

Glasgow (Mean ± SD)

12.5 ± 3.3

12.9 ± 3.1

0.097

NIHSS (Mean ± SD)

11.8 ± 8.7

13.3 ± 9.7

0.048

Modified Rankin Scale (Mean ± SD)

3.0 ± 1.5

3.2 ± 1.6

0.090