Table 1.
Demographic and clinical variables by group.
| Variable | Stroke | Control | Stroke vs. Control (p-values) | Test (2-tailed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 135 | 40 | n/a | n/a |
| Sex (N female) | 41 | 15 | 0.39 | Chi-Square |
| N right-handed | 10 | 4 | 0.52 | Fisher exact test |
| NIHSS baseline (Median, range) | 2 (0–15) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Years of education (Mean, SD) | 12.66 (3.66) | 15.48 (4.53) | <0.001 | t-test |
| Age (years, Mean, SD) | 67.41 (13.01) | 68.65 (6.64) | 0.49 | t-test |
| Total intracranial volume, ml (Mean, SD) | 1,518 (125) | 1,502 (165) | 0.47 | t-test |
| Lesion volume, ml (Mean, SD) | 10 (30) | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| BMI baseline | 27.74 (4.72) | 26.55 (3.81) | 0.11 | t-test |
| Smoking, pack-years (Median, range) | 1 (0–120) | 0 (0–50) | 0.051 | Mann-Whitney test |
| Family history of stroke (N) | 42 | 15 | 0.44 | Chi-Square |
| High cholesterol (N) | 62 | 14 | 0.22 | Chi-Square |
| Hypertension (N) | 85 | 17 | 0.021 | Chi-Square |
| Atrial fibrillation (N) | 33 | 1 | 0.001 | Fisher exact test |
| T2DM (N) | 34 | 4 | 0.049 | Fisher exact test |
| Stroke laterality (N) | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Left | 50 | |||
| Right | 82 | |||
| Bilateral | 3 | |||
| Stroke type, Oxfordshire classification (N) | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| LACI | 19 | |||
| PACI | 70 | |||
| POCI | 44 | |||
| TACI | 2 |
N, number; SD, standard deviation; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; BMI, Body Mass Index; T2DM, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus; LACI, lacunar circulation infarcts; PACI, partial anterior circulation infarcts; POCI, posterior circulation infarcts; TACI, total anterior circulation infarcts.