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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Transl Stroke Res. 2011 Jun;2(2):171–178. doi: 10.1007/s12975-011-0066-4

Table 2.

Demographics of SAVVY subjects

Characteristic All subjects (n=52)
Males (n=17)
Females (n=35)
p value
% (number) or mean (SD) % (number) or mean (SD) % (number) or mean (SD)
Age (years) 56.23 (5.4) 54.47 (5.03) 57.08 (5.47) 0.10
Ethnicity
 Black 11.53 (6/52) 5.88 (1/17) 14.28 (5/35) 0.37
 White 86.53 (45/52) 94.11 (16/17) 82.85 (29/35) 0.26
 Hispanic 0.00 (0/52) 0.00 (0/17) 0.00 (0/35) 0.00
 Other 1.92 (1/52) 0.00 (0/17) 28.57 (1/35) 0.48
Ever smoker 32.7 (18/52) 52.94 (9/17) 25.71 (9/35) 0.05
Hypertension 53.85 (28/52) 70.58 (12/17) 45.71 (16/35) 0.09
Hypercholesterolemia 80.77 (42/52) 70.58 (12/17) 85.71 (30/35) 0.19
Diabetes 19.23 (10/52) 23.52 (4/17) 17.14 (6/35) 0.58
Atrial fibrillation 0.00 (0/52) 0.00 (0/17) 0.00 (0/35) 1.00
Exercise 50 (26/52) 52.94 (9/17) 48.57 (17/35) 0.76
BMI 29.9 (4.99) 30.44 (4.63) 29.74 (5.11) 0.63
Mean avgerage CIMT (mm) 0.80 (0.15) 0.85 (0.14) 0.77 (0.15) 0.09
Antihypertensive medication 51.92 (27/52) 70.58 (12/17) 42.85 (15/35) 0.06
Lipid-lowering medication 40.38 (21/52) 47.05 (8/17) 37.14 (13/35) 0.49
Diabetes medication 19.23 (10/52) 23.52 (4/17) 17.14 (6/35) 0.58
Cardiovascular medication 1.92 (1/52) 0.00 (0/17) 2.85 (1/35) 0.48
Anti-thrombotic medication 1.92 (1/52) 5.88 (1/17) 0.00 (0/35) 0.14
Family history of stroke 40.38 (21/52) 29.41 (5/17) 45.71 (16/35) 0.26
FDR hypertension 84.61 (44/52) 82.23 (14/17) 85.71 (30/35) 0.75
FDR diabetes 61.53 (32/49) 62.5 (10/16) 66.66 (22/33) 0.77
FDR hypercholesterolemia 88.37 (38/43) 84.61 (11/13) 90.00 (27/30) 0.61
FDR heart disease 59.61 (31/52) 58.82 (10/17) 65.62 (21/32) 0.63
FDR TIA (mini-stroke) 27.08 (13/48) 0.00 (0/17) 41.93 (13/31) 0.01
FDR clot (lung, leg) 8.69 (4/46) 13.33 (2/15) 5.71 (2/31) 0.39
FDR peripheral artery disease 8.51 (4/47) 0.00 (0/16) 12.90 (4/31) 0.13

FDR first degree relative