Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients with ischaemic stroke (incident and recurrent) hospitalised in Nice University Hospital from 2007 to 2011
| All patients | Incident | Recurrent | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=1729) | n=1449 (83.81%) | n=280 (16.19%) | ||
| Demographic data | ||||
| Men | 808 (46.73) | 683 (47.14) | 125 (44.64) | 0.0044 |
| Age (years) | 76.06±14.04 | 75.48±14.29 | 79.01±12.33 | <0.0001 |
| <55 | 141 (8.16) | 132 (9.11) | 9 (3.21) | 0.0011 |
| 55–64 | 186 (10.76) | 155 (10.70) | 31 (11.07) | 0.8532 |
| 65–74 | 324 (18.74) | 279 (19.25) | 45 (16.07) | 0.2114 |
| 75–84 | 524 (30.31) | 438 (30.23) | 86 (30.71) | 0.8712 |
| ≥85 | 554 (32.04) | 445 (30.71) | 109 (38.93) | 0.0071 |
| Cardiovascular risk factors | ||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 311 (17.99) | 249 (17.18) | 62 (22.14) | 0.0481 |
| Hypertension | 998 (57.72) | 803 (55.42) | 195 (69.64) | <0.0001 |
| Dyslipidaemia | 441 (25.51) | 348 (24.02) | 93 (33.21) | 0.0012 |
| Current smoker | 410 (23.71) | 357 (24.64) | 53 (18.93) | 0.0398 |
| Overweight | 226 (13.07) | 204 (14.08) | 22 (7.86) | 0.0047 |
| Coronary artery disease | 263 (15.21) | 209 (14.42) | 54 (19.29) | 0.0381 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 527 (30.48) | 433 (29.88) | 94 (33.57) | 0.2198 |
| Classification of stroke aetiological subtypes (TOAST) | ||||
| Large artery | 578 (33.43) | 479 (33.06) | 99 (35.36) | 0.4552 |
| Cardioembolic | 563 (32.56) | 469 (32.37) | 94 (33.57) | 0.6938 |
| Lacunar stroke | 153 (8.85) | 129 (8.90) | 24 (8.57) | 0.8582 |
| Other determined aetiology | 43 (2.49) | 40 (2.76) | 3 (1.07) | 0.0966 |
| Undetermined aetiology | 392 (22.67) | 332 (22.91) | 60 (21.43) | 0.5872 |
| Hospitalisation in stroke unit | 620 (35.86) | 546 (37.68) | 74 (26.43) | 0.0003 |
TOAST, Trial of ORG 10 172 in acute stroke treatment.