Table 1.
Description of the sample.
| Variable | N=60 | % |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic | ||
| Male | 31 | 51.6 |
| Age (years)1 | 68 (34–89) | |
| Race | ||
| Caucasian | 48 | 80.0 |
| Non-Caucasian | 12 | 20.0 |
| Years of education | 7 (1 – 10) | |
| Risk factors | ||
| Hypertension | 45 | 75.0 |
| Diabetes | 18 | 30.0 |
| Smoking | 22 | 36.6 |
| Obesity | 8 | 13.3 |
| Alcoholic | 8 | 13.3 |
| Prior stroke | 5 | 8.3 |
| CHF | 2 | 5.7 |
| Prior AMI | 4 | 3.3 |
| AF | 8 | 13.3 |
| Depression | 8 | 13.3 |
| BAMFORD | ||
| LACS | 6 | 10.0 |
| PACS | 30 | 50.0 |
| TACS | 20 | 33.3 |
| POCS | 4 | 6.7 |
| TOAST | ||
| Large-artery atherosclerosis | 15 | 25.0 |
| Cardioembolism | 21 | 35.0 |
| Small-vessel occlusion | 6 | 10.0 |
| Other determined etiology | 6 | 10.0 |
| Undetermined etiology | 12 | 20.0 |
| Glycemia at admission1 | 114 (71–140) | |
| NHISS at admission1 | 11 (3–24) | |
| Treatment | ||
| Conservative | 35 | 58.3 |
| Thrombolysis | 16 | 26.6 |
| Surgery | 9 | 15.0 |
1
Values are presented as the median; CHF=congestive heart failure; AMI=acute myocardial infarction; AF=atrial fibrillation; LACS=lacunar stroke; PACS=partial anterior circulation; TACS=total anterior circulation; POCS=posterior circulation; NIHSS=National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.