Table 3.
Baseline characteristics of patients with and without ischaemic recurrences.
| With event (n = 107) | Without event (n = 2040) | pa | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean, years) | 78.3 ± 9.4 | 76.2 ± 9.8 | 0.034 |
| Sex, M | 47 (43.9%) | 945 (46.3%) | |
| NIHSS (mean) | 10.4 ± 8.0 | 8.3 ± 6.7 | 0.001 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 38 (35.5%) | 443 (21.7%) | 0.020 |
| Hypertension | 93 (86.0%) | 1597 (78.3%) | 0.026 |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 37 (34.6%) | 697 (34.2%) | |
| History stroke/TIA | 35 (32.7%) | 528 (25.9%) | |
| Current smoker | 8 (7.5%) | 196 (9.6%) | |
| Alcoholism | 9 (8.4%) | 131 (6.4%) | |
| History congestive heart failure | 29 (27.1%) | 340 (16.7%) | 0.008 |
| History myocardial infarction | 17 (15.9%) | 275 (13.5%) | |
| History peripheral artery disease | 14 (13.1%) | 163 (8.0%) | |
| Pacemaker | 13 (12.1%) | 133 (6.5%) | 0.029 |
| Lesion size | |||
| Small | 31 (29.0%) | 796 (39.0%) | 0.050 |
| Medium | 42 (39.3%) | 705 (34.6%) | |
| Large anterior | 27 (25.2%) | 368 (18.0%) | |
| Large posterior | 3 (2.8%) | 132 (6.5%) | |
| Leukoaraiosis | 61 (57.0%) | 1013 (49.7%) | |
| PAF | 31 (29.0%) | 886 (43.4%) | 0.003 |
| OAC | 73 (68.2%) | 1710 (83.9%) | 0.001 |
| VKA | 38 (35.5%) | 525 (25.7%) | 0.041 |
| NOAC | 35 (32.7%) | 1185 (58.1%) | 0.001 |
| CHA2DS2-VASc > 4 | 94 (87.9%) | 1573 (77.0%) | 0.008 |
CHA2DS2-VASc: congestive heart failure, hypertension, 75 years of age and older, diabetes mellitus, previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack, vascular disease, 65 to 74 years of age, female; OAC: oral anticoagulation; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; PAF: paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; SAF: sustained atrial fibrillation; TIA: transient ischaemic attack.
ap-Values are given only if <0.05.