Table 1.
Participants details.
| Description | FULL Sample | MOB sub-group | COG sub-group | FULL vs. MOB | FULL vs. COG | MOB vs. COG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample, number | 335 | 131 | 159 | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. |
| Males, number | 195 | 78 | 109 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
| Age, median | 68 | 65 | 64 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
| NIHSS, median | 4 | 3 | 4 | n.s. | n.s. | 0.04 |
| Days post stroke, median | 37 | 34 | 34 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
| Type of stroke, % | ||||||
| Ischemic | 66.3 | 66.2 | 63.3 | n.s. | ||
| Lacune | 7.7 | 8.1 | 9.5 | |||
| Hemorrhagic | 18.1 | 16.2 | 18.9 | |||
| TIA | 5.1 | 6.6 | 6.5 | |||
| Affected side of body, % | ||||||
| Right | 36.0 | 41.2 | 38.5 | n.s. | ||
| Left | 56.4 | 49.3 | 55.6 | |||
| Both | 5.7 | 8.8 | 5.3 | |||
| Neither | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Hypertension history, % | 79.6 | 81.6 | 81.7 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
| Hypertension medication, % | 58.1 | 55.1 | 64.5 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |
| Body Mass Index, median | 25.3 | 25.3 | 25.0 | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. |