Table 1.

General characteristics of patients.

Characteristics of patients	N (%)
Gender
Male	45 (49.5%)
Female	46 (50.5%)
Age
Mean (SD)	49.66 (15.72)
<18 years	1 (1.1%)
18–65 years	76 (83.5%)
>65 years	14 (15.4%)
Total homocysteine measured by immunoassay (μmol/L)
Median (interquartile range)	11.21 (9.12–13.74)
Total homocysteine measured by ion exchange chromatography (μmol/L)
Median (interquartile range)	11.00 (8.00–14.00)
Diagnosis group of patients
Cerebrovascular	41 (45.1%)
Ischaemic stroke	36 (39.6%)
Haemorrhagic stroke	1 (1.1%)
Transient ischaemic attack	4 (4.4%)
Neurologya	29 (31.9%)
Cardiovascular	8 (8.8%)
Metabolic	5 (5.5%)
Psychiatry	1 (1.1%)
No definitive diagnosis	7 (7.7%)

^aExcept cerebrovascular diseases.