Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of study population (n = 176)

Age (y)*	63.3 ± 14,5
Sex, female (n)	67 (38.1%)
Hypertension (n)	127 (72.2%)
Diabetes mellitus (n)	28 (15.9%)
Hypercholesterolemia (n)	84 (48.6%)
Body mass index*	25.8 ± 3.9
Nicotine abuse (n)	80 (45.5%)
Atrial fibrillation (n)	24 (13.6%)
Coronary artery disease (n)	35 (19.9%)
Cardiac failure (n)	11 (6.4%)
Peripheral artery disease (n)	13 (7.4%)
DWI abnormality (n)	49 (28.3%)
Duration (h)*	4.7 ± 7.1
Duration ≥ 1 h and/or DWI abnormality (n)	123 (72.4%)
Vertebrobasilar TIA (n)	42 (23.9%)
ECD: stenoocclusion (n)	34 (19.3%)
TCD: abnormal (n)	20 (12.3%)

*Mean ± standard deviation.