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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Jan 5.
Published in final edited form as: J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2007;16(5):187–193. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2007.03.004

Table 1. Medical history of cases by sex.

Characteristic Male Female P*
No. 276 229
TIA 44 (16) 31 (14) .46
CHF 29 (11) 24 (10) .97
Angina 53 (12) 18 (8) .13
Myocardial infarction 55 (20) 23 (10) .002
Atrial fibrillation
 Chronic 15 (5) 16 (7) .45
 Intermittent 18 (7) 23 (10) .14
 Any 33 (12) 39 (17) .10
Hypertension 181 (66) 178 (78) .002
Deep vein thrombosis 17 (6) 15 (7) .87
Pulmonary embolus 4 (1) 5 (2) .74†
Peripheral vascular disease 10 (4) 13 (6) .28
Migraine headaches
 With aura 17 (6) 20 (9) .26
 Without aura 52 (19) 38 (17) .53
 Any 69 (25) 58 (25) .91
Hyperlipidemia 127 (47) 101 (44) .59
Diabetes mellitus
 On insulin 24 (9) 28 (12) .19
 Not on insulin 49 (18) 36 (16) .54
 Any 73 (26) 64 (28) .71

CHF, Congestive heart failure; TIA, transient ischemic attack.

Values are number (percentage) unless indicated otherwise. Data were incomplete for some characteristics.

*

Chi square tests unless specified otherwise.

†

Fisher exact test.