Table 1.

Population characteristics

Characteristic	Participants (n = 156)
Median age (IQR)	68 (57 – 77)
Male sex, No. (%)	87 (55.7%)
Premorbid mRS score
0, No. (%)	135 (86.5%)
1, No. (%)	20 (12.8%)
2, No. (%)	1 (0.6%)
Hypertension, No. (%)	102 (65.4%)
Hyperlipidemia, No. (%)	68 (43.6%)
Diabetes, No. (%)	35 (22.4%)
History of stroke, No. (%)	16 (10.3%) *
History of myocardial ischemia, No. (%)	11 (7.1%) *
History of atrial fibrillation, No. (%)	53 (34%)
Median admission NIHSS score (IQR)	17 (13–21)
Treated with intravenous thrombolysis, No. (%)	71 (45.5%)

Abbreviations: IQR = interquartile range; No.: number; mRS = modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS = National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale

^*Data available on 155/156 participants