Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 654 patients with transient monocular blindness or retinal infarction.
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | |
| Mean follow‐up in years (SD) | 5.2 (4.0) |
| Mean age in years (SD) | 62.7 (11.3) |
| Male | 399 (61.0) |
| Risk factors | |
| History of stroke | 54 (11.3) |
| History of angina pectoris | 125 (19.1) |
| History of myocardial infarction | 81 (12.4) |
| History of hypertension | 292 (44.6) |
| History of intermittent claudication | 87 (13.3) |
| History of hyperlipidaemia | 195 (29.8) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 37 (5.7) |
| Cigarette smoking | 266 (40.7) |
| Status on study entry | |
| Rankin score ⩾3 | 13 (2.0) |
| Systolic blood pressure ⩾160 mm Hg | 244 (37.3) |
| Diastolic blood pressure ⩾90 mm Hg | 284 (43.4) |
| Previous vascular intervention or operation | 109 (16.7) |
| Presentation | |
| Duration of attack >24 h | 57 (8.8) |
| Number of attacks >3 | 164 (25.3) |
| Left eye | 245 (51) |
| Both eyes (alternating) | 3 (0.6) |
| Duplex ultrasonography of ipsilateral internal carotid artery* | |
| Normal | 153 (46.1) |
| 1–69% stenosis | 33 (9.9) |
| 70–99% stenosis | 96 (28.9) |
| Occlusion | 45 (13.6) |
| Any stenosis | 174 (52.4) |
Values are n (%) unless otherwise stated.
*Data on the degree of carotid stenosis were available only in the Dutch Amaurosis Fugax Study.