Table 4.

Patients' characteristics

Data are number of patients (%) or mean±SD values.

^*p-values for Student's t-test or chi-square test as appropriate, comparing the GBSP group with the non-GBSP group, unless otherwise specified, ^†Fisher's exact test, ^‡Geometric mean and SD, and logarithmically transformed values were used to compare the two groups. AF: atrial fibrillation, BMI: body mass index, BP: blood pressure, CE: cardioembolism, CHD: coronary heart disease, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, DM: diabetes mellitus, GBSP: guideline-based statin prescription, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LAA: large-artery atherosclerosis, LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, OD: other determined etiology, PAD: peripheral arterial disease, SBP: systolic blood pressure, SVO: small-vessel occlusion, TG: triglyceride, TIA: transient ischemic attack, UD: undetermined etiology.