Table 2 Baseline Characteristics and outcome of ischemic stroke patients with minor strokes (NIHSS ≤4) on admission

Age, Mean, years

54.4 ±12.8

54.4 ±12.3

54.9 ±13.7

<0.001

Male Sex

5385 (82.1)

3401 (82.7)

1984 (81.2)

0.13

Diabetes

3688 (56.2)

2306 (56.1)

1382 (56.5)

0.69

Hypertension

4834 (73.7)

3102 (75.4)

1732 (70.9)

<0.001

Dyslipidemia

3306 (50.4)

2150 (52.3)

1156 (47.3)

<0.001

Prior Stroke

754 (11.5)

461 (11.2)

293 (12.0)

0.34

Coronary Artery Disease

765 (11.7)

454 (11.0)

311 (12.7)

0.04

Atrial Fibrillation

482 (7.3)

225 (5.5)

257 (10.5)

<0.001

Active Smoking

1959 (29.9)

1225 (29.8)

734 (30.0)

0.83

Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m²)

1661 (25.3)

1063 (25.8)

598 (24.5)

0.22

Hypertriglyceridemia

 Low Normal (≤ 1.1mmol/L)

2019 (30.8)

1184 (28.8)

835 (34.2)

<0.001

 High Normal (1.2 – 1.7 mmol/L)

2142 (32.7)

1334 (32.4)

808 (33.1)

 Borderline High (1.8 – 2.2 mmol/L)

1072 (16.3)

699 (17.0)

373 (15.3)

 High (≥ 2.3 mmol/L)

1325 (20.2)

897 (21.8)

428 (17.5)

IV Thrombolysis given

779 (11.9)

123 (3.0)

656 (26.8)

<0.001

Complications during admission

422 (6.4)

97 (2.4)

325 (13.3)

<0.001

Prognosis 90-Days (n= 5021)

 Good (mRS 0-2)

3543 (70.6)

2692 (84.1)

851 (46.7)

<0.001

 Poor (mRS 3-6)

1478 (29.4)

508 (15.9)

970 (53.3)

Mortality at 90-Days

179 (3.6)

41 (1.3)

138 (7.6)

<0.001

One Year Outcome

Recurrent Stroke (Ischemic or Hemorrhagic)

122 (2.4)

84 (2.6)

38 (2.1)

0.28

Myocardial Infarction (fatal or non-fatal)

39 (0.8)

27 (0.8)

12 (0.7)

0.51

All-Cause Mortality

228 (4.5)

61 (1.9)

167 (9.1)

<0.001

Cardiac Arrest

55 (1.1)

17 (0.5)

38 (2.1)

<0.001

Cardiac Revascularization (CABG or PCI)

39 (0.8)

26 (0.8)

13 (0.7)

0.76

Total MACE at one year

401 (6.1)

180 (4.4)

221 (9.0)

<0.001