Table 1.

Baseline sociodemographics, co-morbidities and stroke severity among stroke survivors working at the time of their stroke

Characteristic	Mexican Americans (N=71) N (%)	non-Hispanic whites (N=54) N (%)	p-value
Working Age (<65)	22 (31)	18 (33.3)	0.79
Female	29 (40.8)	18 (33.3)	0.39
Insurance	20 (28.6)	12 (22.6)	0.46
Less than High School Education	25 (35.2)	2 (3.7)	<0.01
Baseline 90 day NIHSS Median (Q1–Q3)	4 (1–8)	3.5 (1–7)	0.53
90 day NIHSS Median (Q1–Q3)	2 (0–6)	1 (0–3)	0.02
Pre-stroke work status
Part time	22 (31)	11 (20.4)	0.18
Full time	49 (69)	43 (79.6)
Co-Morbidities
Atrial Fibrillation	2 (2.8)	5 (9.3)	0.12
Cancer	4 (5.6)	7 (13)	0.15
COPD	2 (2.8)	5 (9.3)	0.12
Congestive heart failure	3 (4.2)	2 (3.7)	0.88
Coronary Artery Disease	18 (25.4)	18 (33.3)	0.32
Diabetes Mellitus	42 (59.2)	13 (24.1)	<0.01
End Stage Renal Disease	4 (5.6)	2 (3.7)	0.62
High Cholesterol	31 (43.7)	24 (44.4)	0.93
Hypertension	54 (76.1)	38 (70.4)	0.48
Stroke	18 (25.4)	9 (16.7)	0.24
Smoking Status
Never	42 (59.2)	22 (40.7)	0.12
Former	12 (16.9)	13 (24.1)
Current	17 (23.9)	19 (35.2)