Table 5.
Characteristics of stroke patients.
| Age (years) | 65·4 (15·7) |
| Male gender (%) | 41 (62) |
| Duration between symptom onset and hospital admission (h) | 3·1 (1·4) |
| NIHSS at admission | 11·5 (6·5) |
| Stroke severity according to NIHSS | |
| Mild (0–4) (%) | 8 (12) |
| Moderate (5–12) (%) | 29 (44) |
| Severe (> 12) (%) | 28 (42) |
| Stroke aetiology | |
| Atherosclerotic vessel disease (%) | 14 (21) |
| Cardioembolic (%) | 29 (44) |
| Other (%) | 2 (3) |
| More than one (%) | 2 (3) |
| Unknown (%) | 18 (27) |
| Smoker (%) | 10 (15) |
| Hypertension (%) | 39 (59) |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 4·8 (1·1) |
| LDL (mmol/l) | 2·8 (0·9) |
| HDL (mmol/l) | 1·3 (0·4) |
| HbA1c | 6·1 (0·8) |
Continuous variables are shown as mean (standard deviation). Categorical data are shown as number (%). HbA1c: haemoglobin A1c; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.