Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of HIV-infected and uninfected individuals with a history of ischemic stroke at an urban safety net hospital

	HIV-infected individuals n=60 No. (%)^a	HIV-uninfected individuals n=60 No. (%)^a	P value

Demographics

Age (years), mean (SD)	50 (8)	60 (12)	<0.001

Women	12 (20)	23 (38)	0.03

Race
White	26 (43)	15 (25)	<0.001
Black/African-American	28 (47)	15 (25)
Latino/Hispanic	1 (2)	17 (28)
Other/Unknown	5 (8)	13 (22)

Stroke risk factors

Hypertension	44 (73)	46 (77)	0.67

Dyslipidemia	25 (42)	32 (53)	0.20

Diabetes mellitus	10 (17)	22 (37)	0.01

Coronary heart disease	15 (25)	16 (27)	0.84

Heart failure/cardiomyopathy	10 (17)	14 (23)	0.35

Atrial fibrillation/flutter	4 (7)	17 (28)	0.002

Current substance use and health-related behaviors

Smoker	36 (60)	20 (33)	<0.001

Alcohol	22 (37)	9 (15)	0.018

Methamphetamine	10 (17)	2 (3)	0.05

Cocaine	23 (38)	4 (7)	<0.001

Heroin	5 (8)	1 (2)	0.21

Ischemic stroke subtype

Large artery	14 (23)	13 (22)	<0.001
Small vessel	12 (20)	20 (33)
Cardioembolic	12 (20)	24 (40)
Undetermined etiology	14 (23)	2 (3)
Other etiology	8 (13)	1 (2)

Unless otherwise indicated