Table 1.
Patient characteristics | Cerebral infarction n = 227 | Non‐cerebral infarction n = 46 | p value |
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Demographic | |||
Male | 26 (57) | 106 (47) | 0.224 |
Age, Mean ± SD (years) | 66.6 ± 12.5 | 66.2 ± 11.9 | 0.765 |
Vascular risk factors | |||
Hypertension | 34 (74) | 141 (62) | 0.128 |
Diabetes mellitus | 10 (22) | 43 (19) | 0.662 |
Atrial fibrillation | 4 (9) | 10 (4) | 0.262 |
Coronary heart disease | 5 (11) | 23 (10) | 0.881 |
Hyperlipemia | 3 (7) | 7 (4) | 0.295 |
Smoking history | 17 (37) | 44 (19) | 0.009a |
Family history of stroke | 0 | 3 (1) | 0.291 |
Prior TIA/stroke | 9 (20) | 51 (23) | 0.665 |
Cancer history | 2 (4) | 17 (8) | 0.420 |
Time to ED presentation, hr, Median (IQR) | 5 (8) | 5 (13) | 0.871 |
Initial systolic BP > 160 mmHg | 13 (28) | 45 (20) | 0.202 |
Initial diastolic BP > 90 mmHg | 10 (22) | 50 (22) | 0.966 |
Data are n (%) of total cohort unless otherwise specified. TIA indicates transient ischemic attack.
BP: blood pressure.
Statistically significant, p < 0.05.