Table 1. Age, sex, and health characteristics of the sample.
| Stroke patients ( n = 100) | Controls ( n = 99) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Abbreviations: HT, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; LACI, lacunar infarct; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; OCSP, Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project; PACI, partial anterior circulation infarct; POCI, posterior circulation infarct; SD, standard deviation; TACI, total anterior circulation infarct. | ||
| Age (years), mean ± SD | 55.54 ± 11.57 | 57.39 ± 10.53 |
| Sex (male %) | 74 | 74 |
| HT (%) | 71 | – |
| DM (%) | 31 | – |
| Smoking (%) | 47 | – |
| Alcohol (%) | 30 | – |
| OCSP | ||
| TACI | 28 | |
| PACI | 30 | |
| LACI | 33 | |
| POCI | 9 | |
| NIHSS (mean ± SD) | 13.11 ± 6.49 | – |
| Barthel index (mean ± SD) | 38.87 ± 35.05 | – |