Table 2.

Past medical history and medications on admission among 608 female and 499 male patients hospitalized for acute ischemic stroke, stratified by gender.

	Female			Male
		Crude	Age Standardized		Crude	Age Standardized	Crude	Age Standardized
	n	%	%	n	%	%	P-Value	P-Value
Past Medical History
Hypertension	429	70.6	70.4	341	68.3	67.3	0.42	0.27
Dyslipidemia	202	33.2	34.4	205	41.1	39.2	0.007	0.10
Diabetes	150	24.7	25.9	176	35.3	33.9	<0.001	0.004
Coronary artery disease	133	21.9	21.4	161	32.3	34.8	<0.001	<0.001
Myocardial infarction	66	10.9	10.4	77	15.4	15.4	0.024	0.013
Stroke	145	23.8	23.5	134	26.9	28.5	0.25	0.061
Atrial fibrillation	160	26.3	23.8	102	20.4	22.7	0.022	0.66
Current Smoker	68	11.2	12.6	94	18.8	16.2	<0.001	0.083
Admission Medications
Aspirin	236	38.8	38.8	230	46.1	46.2	0.015	0.014
Diuretic	104	17.1	16.5	57	11.4	11.4	0.008	0.015
Statins	138	22.7	23.9	190	38.1	38.0	<0.001	<0.001
Coumadin	59	9.7	9.5	12	11.6	11.9	0.30	0.19