Table 5.
Comparison of cardiovascular risk factors in lacunar infarction and in lacunar syndromes not due to lacunar infarcts[89] n (%)
| Datos | Lacunar syndromes not due to lacunar infarction | Lacunar infarcts | P value |
| Total patients | 146 | 733 | |
| Male sex | 82 (56.2) | 423 (57.7) | 0.73 |
| Age, yr, mean ± SD | 72.9 (12.6) | 74.1 (10.2) | 0.285 |
| Age ≥ 85 yr | 26 (17.8) | 110 (15.0) | 0.393 |
| Risk factors | |||
| Hypertension | 107 (73.3) | 525 (71.6) | 0.683 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 31 (21.2) | 218 (29.7) | 0.037 |
| Heart valve disease | 10 (6.8) | 21 (2.9) | 0.017 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 23 (15.8) | 104 (14.2) | 0.623 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 44 (30.1) | 81 (11.1) | 0 |
| Congestive heart failure | 4 (2.7) | 24 (3.3) | 0.737 |
| Previous transient ischemic attack | 12 (8.2) | 80 (10.9) | 0.331 |
| Previous cerebral infarction | 16 (11) | 117 (16) | 0.123 |
| Head traumatism | 6 (4.1) | 6 (0.8) | 0.006 |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 17 (11.6) | 57 (7.8) | 0.124 |
| Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) | 8 (5.5) | 47 (6.4) | 0.671 |
| Alcohol abuse (> 80 g/d) | 7 (4.8) | 21 (2.9) | 0.34 |
| Smoking (> 20 cigarettes/d) | 19 (13) | 86 (11.7) | 0.663 |
| Dyslipidemia | 29 (19.9) | 166 (22.6) | 0.46 |
Data expressed as frequencies and percentages in parentheses.