Table 4. Association of Risk Factors and Post-CVA and TIA Complications With Age Groups in Elderly and Non-Elderly (159) .
| Risk factors | Age groups | Significance (P- value) | ||||
| Non-elderly (%) | Elderly (%) | |||||
| Gender | Male : Female | 63 (57) : 47 (43) | 87 (58) : 62 (42) | NS | ||
| Dyslipidemia | 50 (46) | 91 (61) | = 0.015 | |||
| Hypertension | 77 (71) | 124 (83) | = 0.016 | |||
| Diabetes | 58 (53) | 106 (71) | = 0.003 | |||
| Atrial Fibrillation or Supra Ventricular Tachycardia | 4 (4) | 28 (19) | = 0.000 | |||
| Coronary Artery Disease | 13 (12) | 37 (25) | = 0.010 | |||
| Hypothyroidism N (%) | 7 (6) | 16 (11) | NS | |||
| Body Mass Index | Under | 1 (1) | 5 (3) | NS | ||
| Normal | 13 (12) | 17 (11) | ||||
| Overweight | 27 (25) | 39 (26) | ||||
| Class 1 Obesity | 21 (19) | 24 (16) | ||||
| Class 2 Obesity | 11 (10) | 10 (7) | ||||
| Class 3 Obesity | 7 (6%) | 8 (5) | ||||
| Not available | 29 (27) | 46 (31%) | ||||
| Number of Complications | 0 | 95 (87) | 99 (66) | 0.000 | ||
| 1 | 9 (8) | 44 (29) | ||||
| 2 | 3 (3) | 6 (4) | ||||
| 3 | 2 (2) | - | ||||
| Pneumonia | 7 (6) | 9 (6) | NS | |||
| Pressure Ulcer | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | NS | |||
| Deep Venous Thrombosis | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | NS | |||
| Urinary Tract Infection | 12 (11) | 44 (30) | 0.000 | |||