Table 1.

General characteristics of patients with ischemic stroke

Variable	Vitamin D group (n = 29)	Placebo group (n = 30)	P
Sex [n (%)]			0.787
Men	10 (36.7)	10 (33.3)
Women	19 (63.3)	20 (66.7)
Age (year) (mean ± SD)	62.07 ± 12.08	62.60 ± 10.71	0.855
CVD [n (%)]			0.573
Yes	22 (73.3)	20 (66.7)
No	8 (26.7)	10 (33.3)
Diabetes [n (%)]
Yes	14 (46.7)	14 (46.7)
No	16 (53.3)	16 (53.3)
Diabetes [n (%)]			> 0.999
Yes	10 (36.7)	10 (33.3)
No	19 (63.3)	20 (66.7)

CVD: Cardiovascular disease; SD: Standard deviation