Table 1. Clinical Characteristics of 40 Patients with Acute Cryptogenic Stroke/TIA and 40 Age- and Gender-Matched Control Subjects.

	Stroke/TIA Patients	Control Subjects	Significance
Age, yr	53.9±9.3	53.8±9.0	ns.
Males, n (%)	21 (52.5)	21 (52.5)	ns.
Body mass index, kg/m2	28.7±4.8	25.3±4.1	0.002
Body surface area, m2	2.0±0.2	1.8±0.2	0.033
Caucasian race, n (%)	40 (100.0)	40 (100.0)	ns.
Hypertension, n (%)	16 (40.0)	0 (0.0)	<0.001
Hyperlipidemia, n (%)	14 (35.0)	16 (40.0)	ns.
Diabetes, n (%)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	ns.
Left ventricle ejection fraction, %	66.0±10.2	63.7±7.7	ns.
Left ventricle dysfunction, n (%)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	ns.
Smokers, n (%)	0 (0.0)	1 (2.5)	ns.