Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Overall n = 43 |
Myocardial infarction n = 23 |
Stroke n = 20 |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 65 ± 12 | 60 ± 8 | 70 ± 14 |
| Female sex | 12 (28%) | 4 (17%) | 8 (40%) |
| Body-mass index (kg/m2) | 28 [25–31] | 28 [25–31] | 28 [25–35] |
| Current smoker | 16 (37) | 10 (43) | 6 (30) |
| Ex smoker | 11 (26) | 8 (35) | 3 (15) |
| Hypertension | 23 (54) | 8 (35) | 15 (75) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 1 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (17) |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 19 (44) | 7 (30) | 12 (60) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 6 (14) | 3 (13) | 3 (15) |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 6 (14) | 4 (17) | 2 (10) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 1 (2) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) |
| Previous stroke | 5 (12) | 1 (4) | 4 (20) |
| Medications | |||
| Aspirin | 34 (79) | 23 (100) | 11 (55) |
| P2Y12 receptor antagonist | 37 (86.0) | 23 (100) | 14 (70) |
| Statin | 43 (100) | 23 (100) | 20 (100) |
| Anticoagulation | 6 (14) | 0 (0) | 6 (30) |
Continuous variables reported as mean ± SD or median [interquartile range]; categorial variables reported as number n (%).