Table 4.
Minor stroke | TIA | Mimic | Total | F/χ2 | df | p | Direction of significant effect | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 123 (20%) | N = 175 (29%) | N = 315 (51%) | N = 611 | |||||
Age (Mean ± SD) | 73 ± 10 | 72 ± 11 | 68 ± 13 | 70 ± 12 | 1.20 | 2, 611 | 0.153 | Mi < TIA*** |
Mi < MS*** | ||||||||
Sex (% Male) | 67 (54%) | 104 (59%) | 107 (34%) | 278 (45%) | 34.6 | 2 | <0.001 | Mi < TIA*** |
Mi < MS*** | ||||||||
Grouped ABCD2 (% Yes) | ||||||||
Low risk (0–3) | 17 (14%) | 92 (53%) | 202 (64%) | 311 (51%) | 91.0 | 2 | <0.001 | Mi < TIA*** |
Moderate risk (4–5) | 65 (53%) | 59 (34%) | 95 (30%) | 219 (36%) | Mi < MS*** | |||
High risk (6–7) | 41 (33%) | 23 (13%) | 14 (4%) | 78 (25%) | TIA < MS*** | |||
Vascular risk factor (% Yes) | ||||||||
Hypertension | 100 (81%) | 123 (70%) | 202 (64%) | 425 (70%) | 12.4 | 2 | 0.002 | Mi < MS*** |
Hyperlipidemia | 70 (57%) | 96 (55%) | 155 (49%) | 321 (52%) | 2.7 | 2 | 0.257 | Mi < MS*** |
Myocardial infarction | 27 (22%) | 22 (13%) | 24 (8%) | 73 (12%) | 17.4 | 2 | <0.001 | TIA < MS* |
Heart failure | 16 (13%) | 17 (10%) | 18 (6%) | 51 (8%) | 6.8 | 2 | 0.033 | Mi < MS* |
Angina | 30 (25%) | 31 (18%) | 40 (13%) | 101 (17%) | 9.1 | 2 | 0.011 | Mi < MS* |
Peripheral vascular disease | 11 (9%) | 18 (10%) | 11 (3%) | 40 (7%) | 10.0 | 2 | 0.007 | Mi < TIA** |
Atrial fibrillation | 26 (21%) | 41 (23%) | 35 (11%) | 102 (17%) | 14.6 | 2 | 0.001 | Mi < TIA** |
Diabetes | 29 (24%) | 30 (17%) | 47 (15%) | 106 (17%) | 4.6 | 2 | 0.098 | Mi < MS* |
No. vascular risk factors (mean ± SD) | 2.51 ± 1.64 | 2.16 ± 1.52 | 1.69 ± 1.35 | 1.99 ± 1.49 | 27.5 | 2 | <0.001 | Mi < TIA*** |
Mi < MS*** | ||||||||
TIA < MS*** | ||||||||
Lifestyle risk factor (% Yes) | ||||||||
Low education | 59 (48%) | 86 (49%) | 135 (43%) | 280 (46%) | 2.1 | 2 | 0.347 | |
Depression | 13 (11%) | 17 (10%) | 27 (9%) | 57 (9%) | 1.4 | 2 | 0.492 |
p < 0.05,
p < 0.010,
p < 0.001,
Mi, mimic; MS, minor stroke. Shaded p-values indicate p < 0.05.