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Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics of patients by stroke subtype

From: Left atrial volumes and associated stroke subtypes

 

All stroke patients

Cardioembolic stroke group

Atherosclerotic stroke group

P value

 

N 633

N 256 (40)

N 377 (59.9)

 

Gender men/women

406 (64)

163 (40)

243 (59.9)

0.45

BMI obese *

356 (56.2)

142 (40)

214 (60)

0.76

Ischemic heart disease

142 (22.4)

77 (54.2)

65 (45.8)

0.00

Previous MI

47 (7.4)

25 (53.2)

22 (46.8)

0.04

Acute MI

18 (2.8)

13 (72.2)

5 (27.8)

< .00

Type II DM

325 (51.3)

132 (40.6)

193 (59.4)

0.49

Hypertension

500 (79)

201 (40.2)

299 (59.8)

0.44

Cardiac valve prosthetic

9 (1.4)

7 (77.8)

2 (22.2)

0.02

Atrial fibrillation

51 (8.1)

40 (78.4)

11 (21.6)

0.00

Valvular heart disease

5 (0.8)

4 (80)

1 (20)

0.09

Dyslipidemia

336 (53)

128 (38)

208 (61.9)

0.11

Tobacco use

109 (16.9)

45 (42)

62 (57.9)

0.39

Prior stroke

145 (22.9)

57 (39.3)

88 (60.7)

0.41

Heart failure

57 (1.1)

5 (71.4)

2 (28.6)

0.09

  1. *Asia Pacific Criteria for obesity as applicable to South Asians is used to define this population.
  2. Legend: Patients with cardioembolism have more ischemic heart disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and replacements, atrial fibrillation as compared to patients with atherosclerotic stroke.