Table 1.
Clinical characteristics comparing patients with and without VCI after stroke
| Characteristics | Patients without VCI (n = 25) | Patients with VCI (n = 31) | p value | Cohen’s d |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demography | ||||
| Age (years)a | 61.0 ± 6.9 | 66.0 ± 8.8 | 0.023 | 0.63 |
| Sex (female) | 3 (12.0 %) | 18 (58.1 %) | <0.001 | 1.07 |
| Education (years)a | 11.2 ± 3.7 | 7.5 ± 4.3 | 0.001 | 0.92 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2)a | 24.8 ± 2.3 | 25.6 ± 4.0 | 0.416 | 0.25 |
| Vascular risk factors | ||||
| Hypertensionb | 19 (76.0 %) | 27 (87.1 %) | 0.281 | 0.29 |
| Diabetes mellitusb | 10 (40.0 %) | 13 (41.9 %) | 0.884 | 0.04 |
| Hyperlipidemiab | 19 (76.0 %) | 22 (71.0 %) | 0.672 | 0.11 |
| Atrial fibrillationb | 1 (4.0 %) | 1 (3.2 %) | 0.698 | 0.04 |
| Ischemic heart diseaseb | 4 (16.0 %) | 2 (6.5 %) | 0.237 | 0.31 |
| Current/former smokerb | 16 (64.0 %) | 13 (41.9 %) | 0.100 | 0.45 |
| Alcohol abuseb | 7 (28.0 %) | 3 (9.7 %) | 0.075 | 0.49 |
| Recurrent strokeb | 2 (8.0 %) | 10 (32.3 %) | 0.028 | 0.62 |
| Stroke subtype by TOAST | 0.592 | 0.38 | ||
| Large-artery atherosclerosisb | 10 (40.0 %) | 17 (54.8 %) | ||
| Small-artery occlusionb | 10 (40.0 %) | 11 (35.5 %) | ||
| Cardioembolismb | 1 (4.0 %) | 1 (3.2 %) | ||
| Undetermined causeb | 4 (16.0 %) | 2 (6.5 %) | ||
| Stroke severity | ||||
| NIHSS scorea | 3.2 ± 3.2 | 4.4 ± 3.7 | 0.236 | 0.35 |
| Onset-to-test time (months)a | 6.7 ± 2.3 | 7.4 ± 2.4 | 0.294 | 0.30 |
TOAST trial of org 10172 in acute stroke treatment, NIHSS National Institute of Health stroke scale
amean ± SD, independent sample t test
bnumber (%), χ2 test