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Table 1 Basic characteristics of patients in both groups:

From: Transthoracic echocardiography indices as a biomarker in patients with embolic stroke of undetermined source

 

Controls

Patients

Total

Chi-square

N

%

N

%

N

%

X2

p-value

Age group

 < 60

26

43.3%

36

60.0%

62

51.7%

3.353

0.067

 > 60

34

56.7%

24

40.0%

58

48.3%

Sex

 Male

26

43.3%

35

58.3%

61

50.8%

2.134

0.144

 Female

34

56.7%

25

41.7%

59

49.2%

Smoker

 Yes

20

33.3%

27

45.0%

47

39.2%

2.213

0.331

 No

33

55.0%

25

41.7%

58

48.3%

 Ex-smoker

7

11.7%

8

13.3%

15

12.5%

Alcohol

 Yes

2

3.3%

0

0.0%

2

1.7%

2.806

0.094

 No

58

96.7%

60

100.0%

118

98.3%

Handedness

 Right

60

100.0%

60

100.0%

120

100.0%

–

–

Type2 diabetes mellutis

 Yes

40

66.7%

36

60.0%

76

63.3%

0.323

0.570

 No

20

33.3%

24

40.0%

44

36.7%

Hypertension

 Yes

43

71.7%

39

65.0%

82

68.3%

0.347

0.556

 No

17

28.3%

21

35.0%

38

31.7%

Heart disease

 No

38

63.3%

38

63.3%

76

63.3%

2.868

0.238

 Atrial fibrillation

0

0.0%

2

3.3%

2

1.7%

 Ischemic heart disease

22

36.7%

20

33.3%

42

35.0%

Dyslipidemia

 No

46

76.7%

50

83.3%

96

80.0%

0.469

0.493

 Yes

14

23.3%

10

16.7%

24

20.0%

Transient ischemic attacks

 No

47

78.3%

52

86.7%

99

82.5%

0.924

0.336

 Yes

13

21.7%

8

13.3%

21

17.5%

Antiplatelet

 No

32

53.3%

40

66.7%

72

60.0%

1.701

0.192

 Yes

28

46.7%

20

33.3%

48

40.0%

Anticoagulant

 No

60

100.0%

60

100.0%

120

100.0%

–

–

Lipid lowering

 No

43

71.7%

49

81.7%

92

76.7%

1.165

0.281

 Yes

17

28.3%

11

18.3%

28

23.3%