“…Blood biochemistry was also assessed as previously described [17, 40-43], including white blood cells, red blood cells, platelets, total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-c), low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-c), triglycerides (TG), total protein, albumin, total bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, γ-glutamyltranspeptidase, alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase, uric acid, C-reactive protein, and glycated hemoglobin. A total of 357 specimens were examined, including 123 specimens obtained from HDs, 77 from TIA patients, and 157 from aCI patients.…”