Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of the study population

	Stroke (N = 59)	Migraine with aura (N = 324)
Age, y, median (IQR)	72 (61–81)	39 (29–53)
Female sex, n (%)	23 (39)	221 (68)
Smoking, n (%)	16 (27)	97 (30)
Illicit drugs, n (%)	0	12 (4)
High blood pressure, n (%)	37 (63)	63 (19)
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)	12 (20)	8 (3)
Dyslipidemia, n (%)	50 (84)	28 (9)
Sleep apnea, n (%)	27 (45)	13 (4)
Family history of stroke, n (%)	17 (29)	74 (23)
Depression, n (%)	12 (20)	82 (25)
Hormonal contraception, women only, n (%)	0	34 (15)
Chronic renal failure, n (%)	9 (15)	1 (0.3)
Chronic inflammatory disease or cancer, n (%)	10 (17)	23 (7)