Table 2.

Baseline characteristics of Study Sample

Stroke Risk Factors/Other Covariates	n=2013
Women, %	53
Age, yrs	58±9.5
Systolic Blood Pressure, mm Hg	126±18
Anti-hypertensive medication, %	24%
Current smokers, %	14%
Diabetes mellitus, %	9.5%
Prevalent cardiovascular disease, %	7.5%
Atrial fibrillation, %	1.85%
Log (plasma homocysteine)	2.21±0.29
Serum creatinine, µmol/L	101.7±16.3
Outcome Variables
Silent Brain Infarct (SBI)	10.7%
Large White Matter Hyperintensity Volume (LWMH)	12.6%

Values are mean±SD for continuous variables.