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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2015 Sep 2;24(11):2467–2473. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.04.041

Table 2. Baseline Characteristics - Overall Cohort.

Baseline Characteristic Group A (%) Group B (%) Group C (%) Total (%) p value
Gender
Female 20 (47.62%) 31 (44.93%) 63 (42%) 114 (43.68%) 0.7775
Male 22 (52.38%) 38 (55.07%) 87 (58%) 147 (56.32%)
Total 42 (100%) 69 (100%) 150 (100%) 261 (100%)

Race
White 33 (78.57%) 58 (84.06%) 132 (88%) 223 (85.44%) 0.6014
Asian 3 (7.14%) 3 (4.35%) 4 (2.67%) 10 (3.83%)
Pacific Islander 1 (2.38%) 2 (2.9%) 2 (1.33%) 5 (1.92%)
Black 5 (11.9%) 6 (8.7%) 12 (8%) 23 (8.81%)
Native American 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Total 42 (100%) 69 (100%) 150 (100%) 261 (100%)

Ethnicity
Not Hispanic 37 (88.1%) 57 (82.61%) 122 (81.33%) 216 (82.76%) 0.6331
Hispanic 5 (11.9%) 12 (17.39%) 28 (18.67%) 45 (17.24%)
Total 42 (100%) 69 (100%) 150 (100%) 261 (100%)

Hx of Hypertension
No/Unknown 14 (33.33%) 20 (28.99%) 48 (32%) 82 (31.42%) 0.8511
Yes 28 (66.67%) 49 (71.01%) 102 (68%) 179 (68.58%)
Total 42 (100%) 69 (100%) 150 (100%) 261 (100%)

Hx of Diabetes
No/Unknown 33 (78.57%) 54 (78.26%) 116 (77.33%) 203 (77.78%) >0.9999
Yes 9 (21.43%) 15 (21.74%) 34 (22.67%) 58 (22.22%)
Total 42 (100%) 69 (100%) 150 (100%) 261 (100%)

Hx of Afibrillation
No/Unknown 32 (76.19%) 52 (75.36%) 125 (83.33%) 209 (80.08%) 0.2834
Yes 10 (23.81%) 17 (24.64%) 25 (16.67%) 52 (19.92%)
Total 42 (100%) 69 (100%) 150 (100%) 261 (100%)

Prior cerebrovascular disease
No/Unknown 32 (76.19%) 49 (72.06%) 99 (66%) 180 (69.23%) 0.3931
Yes 10 (23.81%) 19 (27.94%) 51 (34%) 80 (30.77%)
Total 42 (100%) 68 (100%) 150 (100%) 260 (100%)

Smoking
No 35 (83.33%) 49 (71.01%) 95 (63.33%) 179 (68.58%) 0.0387
Previous/Passive/Present 7 (16.67%) 20 (28.99%) 55 (36.67%) 82 (31.42%)
Total 42 (100%) 69 (100%) 150 (100%) 261 (100%)

Age [mean(SD)] 62.57 (16.96) 62.41 (14.44) 65.51 (16.51) 64.22 (16.07) 0.3189
Baseline NIHSS [mean(SD)] 6.12 (7.76) 5.57 (6.89) 6.33 (7.77) 6.10 (7.53) 0.7829
Baseline Glucose [mean(SD)] 135.04 (58.05) 135.51 (59.87) 139.10 (83.06) 137.49 (73.62) 0.92