Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics and basic laboratory tests in patients with central retinal artery occlusion and controls

Demographic characteristics

Age, years

55.7 (53.7–57.7)

53.7 (51.9–55.5)

0.1

Sex, male, n (%)

66 (52.4%)

56 (52.3%)

0.9

Body mass index, kg/m²

26.6 (25.5–28.3)

26.4 (24.2–27.9)

0.1

Clinical characteristics

Hypertension, n (%)

49 (38.9%)

27 (25.2%)

0.038*

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

24 (19.0%)

9 (8.4%)

0.012*

Hypercholesterolemia, n (%)

85 (67.5%)

46 (43.0%)

< 0.001*

Obesity/overweight, n (%)

103 (81.7%)

65 (60.7%)

< 0.001*

Smoking habit, n (%)

47 (37.3%)

23 (21.5%)

0.015*

Positive family history of CVD, n (%)

46 (36.5%)

20 (18.7%)

0.004*

Laboratory tests

Hemoglobin, g/dl

14.5 (13.6–15.4)

13.9 (12.8–14.8)

< 0.001*

White blood cells, 10³/µL

6.8 (5.3–7.9)

6.1 (5.0–7.1)

0.011*

Blood platelets, 10³/µL

228 (190–276)

228 (198–278)

0.86

Glucose, mmol/l

5.7 (4.9–6.1)

5.4 (4.9–5.8)

0.10

Total cholesterol, mmol/l

5.4 (4.9–5.9)

5.0 (4.6–5.5)

< 0.001*

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mmol/l

1.2 (1.1–1.4)

1.4 (1.2–1.6)

< 0.001*

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, mmol/l

3.2 (2.9–3.7)

3.1 (2.8–3.4)

0.13

Triglycerides, mmol/l

1.8 (1.4–2.1)

1.7 (0.9–1.9)

< 0.001*

Creatinine, µmol/l

88.3 (78.0–98.0)

79.2 (69.3–92.1)

< 0.001*

C-reactive protein, mg/l

4.8 (3.6–6.5)

2.8 (1.8–3.9)

< 0.001*