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Importantly, LTL was negatively associated with lack of exercise [\u03b2(95% CI) = \u22121.80 (\u22123.12, \u22120.49), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05] and LDL levels [\u03b2(95% CI) = \u22123.22 (\u22126.05, \u22120.390), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05] in male patients, while LTL was negatively associated with dyssomnia [\u03b2(95%CI) = \u22122.00 (\u22123.96, \u22120.07), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05] and diabetes [\u03b2(95%CI) = \u22122.13 (\u22124.10, \u22120.27), <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01] in female patients. Our study showed that LTL is differently associated with risk factors in male and female patients with stroke, indicating that gender difference should be considered when LTL is potentially applied as an index of risk and prognosis for stroke. 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