Table 1:

Risk factors of stroke in the general population in comparison to the CKD population.

General population	CKD population
Risk factors	Exclusive risk factors
Diabetes mellitus	Female gender
Hypertension	Caucasian race
Cigeratte smoking	Anemia
Hyperlipidemia	Malnutrition
Age	Uremia
Family history	Hemodialysis
Prior stroke	Low systolic blood pressure
Black race	Renal transplant
Male gender	Hyperhomocysteinemia
Metabolic syndrome	Bleeding diathesis