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Table 1 Demographic and risk factors in the studied groups

From: Does the second ischemic stroke herald a higher proportional risk for cognitive and physical impairment than the first-ever one?

 

Group I (n = 40)

Group II (n = 40)

Test of significance

p

No

%

No

%

Sex

 Male

20

50

19

47.5

χ2 = 0.05

0.823

 Female

20

50

21

52.5

  

Age (years)

 Min.–Max

50–79

57–79

  

 Mean ± SD

66.93 + 8.62

69.37 + 5.53

t = 1.513

0.135

 Median

67

70

  

Hypertension

13

32.5

12

30

0.058

0.809

DM

9

22.5

15

37.5

2.143

0.143

Hypercholesterolemia

11

27.5

18

45

2.650

0.104

Coronary heart disease

18

45

21

52.5

0.450

0.502

AF

7

17.5

0

0

7.671

0.012*

Cigarette smoking

8

20

18

45

5.698

0.017*

  1. DM diabetes mellitus, AF atrial fibrillation
  2. χ2: Chi-square test; t: Student’s t test
  3. *: Statistically significant