[Table/Fig-2]:

Baseline characteristics of the patients with reference to serum phosphate levels

	<3.5	3.5-4.0	>4.0	p-value
Gender	15	16	4	0.99
Previous Stroke	2	7	1	0.17
Hypertension	15	17	5	0.36
Diabetes	11	9	1	0.50
Current Smoking	7	10	2	0.76
Heart Disease	8	10	0	0.25
NIHSS	6.06±3.48	9.58± 6.37	10± 8.33	0.07
HBA1C	6.9 ± 1.16	7.17± 1.16	6.3±0.5	0.425
LDL	175±21.53	157.12± 39.33	117.2 ±47.83	0.003
Triglycerides	188.21± 66.46	141.36 ± 51.66	116 ± 50.9	0.007
HDL	37.73± 3.95	44.75± 34.99	54 ±36.63	0.36
Systolic BP	158.26 ± 27.41	165.25 ± 25.33	170±31.62	0.50
Albumin	3.81 ±0.34	3.88 ±0.40	4.3± 0.48	0.045
Calcium	8.78± 0.34	8.76± 0.43	9±0.2	0.44