Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of stroke cases and controls

Male to female ratio

38:31

35:51

0.11

Age (years), mean ± SD

58.8 ± 9.8

58.3 ± 9.9

>0.05

Duration of stroke prior to hospitalization (hours), mean ± SD

43.5 ± 38.8

N/A

Hypertension, n (%)

59 (85.5%)

0 (0%)

<0.00001

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

19 (27.5%)

0 (0%)

<0.00001

Alcohol consumption, n (%)

22 (31.9%)

19 (22.1%)

0.23

Cigarette smoking, n (%)

5 (7.2%)

2 (2.3%)

0.24

Admission Glasgow coma scale score, mean ± SD

13.8 ± 2.7

N/A

Admission NIHSS score, mean ± SD

10.1 ± 7.7

N/A

Admission systolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean ± SD

160.6 ± 29.1

116.4 ± 29.1

<0.00001

Admission diastolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean ± SD

99.0 ± 17.9

76.9 ± 4.9

<0.00001

Admission mean arterial pressure (mmHg), mean ± SD

119.1 ± 20.8

90.0 ± 5.5

<0.00001

Stroke severity

   Mild (NIHSS ≤ 13)

53 (76.8%)

   Severe (NIHSS >13)

16 (23.2%)

N/A