Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics by Ethnicity, BASIC Project, May 2010 – June 2012 (n = 290)
| N (%) or Median (Q1–Q3) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| NHW (n = 99) | MA (n = 191) | p-value | |
| Age (years) | 72 (61–82) | 66 (58–77) | 0.02 |
| Female | 51 (51) | 104 (54) | 0.63 |
| Marital Status | |||
| Married / Living together | 52 (52) | 103 (54) | 0.82 |
| Single | 4 (4) | 7 (4) | 0.87 |
| Widowed | 19 (19) | 51 (27) | 0.16 |
| Divorced / Separated | 24 (24) | 30 (16) | 0.08 |
| Education | |||
| Less than high school | 11 (11) | 99 (52) | <0.0001 |
| High school | 31 (31) | 49 (26) | |
| Vocational / Some College | 29 (29) | 28 (15) | |
| College or more | 28 (28) | 15 (8) | |
| Insured | 92 (93) | 171 (90) | 0.34 |
| Residence in Nursing home | 1 (1) | 3 (2) | 0.7 |
| mRS | |||
| 0–1 | 48 (48) | 85 (45) | 0.77 |
| 2–3 | 43 (43) | 87 (46) | |
| 4+ | 8 (8) | 19 (10) | |
| Treated with tPA | 16 (16) | 17 (9) | 0.06 |
| Atrial Fibrillation | 20 (20) | 13 (7) | 0.0007 |
| Coronary Artery Disease | 32 (32) | 57 (30) | 0.66 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 26 (26) | 110 (58) | <0.0001 |
| Hypertension | 76 (77) | 165 (86) | 0.04 |
| History of Stroke or TIA | 27 (27) | 62 (32) | 0.36 |
| Current / Former Smoker | 48 (48) | 48 (25) | 0.0003 |
| Initial NIHSS | 4 (2–9) | 4 (2–8) | 0.11 |
| IQCODE | 50 (48–56) | 49 (48–54) | 0.12 |
| Comorbidity Index | 4 (2–5) | 3 (2–4) | 0.05 |
| BMI | 26 (24–32) | 29 (26–34) | 0.0007 |
mRS: Modified Rankin Scale; TIA: Transient Ischemic Attack; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; IQCODE: Informant Questionnaire for Cognitive Decline in the Elderly; BMI: Body Mass Index