Table 2.

A comparison of risk factors in TIA patients versus new stroke patients

Characteristics	Frequency(%) TIA patients	Frequency(%) New stroke patients
Hypertension	122(77.2)	12(80.0)
Diabetes	61(38.6)	4(26.7)
Stable angina	10(6.3)	2(13.3)
Unstable angina	9(5.7)	2(13.3)
Previous myocardial infarction	23(14.6)	0(0.0)
Congestive heart failure	5(3.2)	0(0.0)
Peripheral vascular disease	2(1.3)	5(33.3)
Hypercholesterolemia	72(45.6)	6(40.0)
Obesity	18(11.4)	1(6.7)
Coagulopathy	6(3.8)	1(6.7)
Atrial fibrillation	8(5.1)	1(6.7)
History of smoking	33(20.9)	3(20.0)
Prior use of at least one Medication (for any disease)	119(75.3)	13(86.7)