Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients included in the analysis
From: Risk factors for early and late recurrent ischemic strokes
Age, mean ± SD (years) | 65.4 ± 10.1 |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Male, n (%) | 66 (54.1%) |
 Female, n (%) | 56 (45.9%) |
Hypertension, n (%) | 79 (64.8%) |
DM, n (%) | 42 (34.4%) |
Smoking | |
 Ex-smoker, n (%) | 19 (15.6%) |
 Current smoker, n (%) | 30 (24.6%) |
Cardiac diseases | |
 IHD, n (%) | 35 (28.7%) |
 AF, n (%) | 13 (10.7%) |
 Arrhythmias rather than AF n (%) | 3 (2.5%) |
 Old MI, n (%) | 16 (13.1%) |
Parents’ consanguinity, n (%) | 20 (16.4%) |
Family history of similar conditions, n (%) | 11 (9%) |
NIHSS, mean ± SD | 8.25 ± 4.81 |
Etiology of recurrent stroke (TOAST) | |
 Large artery atherosclerosis, n (%) | 18 (14.8) |
 Cardioembolic, n (%) | 29 (23.8) |
 Small vessel disease, n (%) | 57 (46.7) |
 Undetermined etiology, n (%) | 18 (14.8) |