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Table 2 Baseline characteristics for patients with ischemic stroke, %

From: Risk factors, quality of care and prognosis in South Asian, East Asian and White patients with stroke

Characteristic

East Asian N=361

South Asian N=210

White N=7017

p value

Age, mean (SD) y

72.0 (14.4)

69.1 (12.8)

72.3 (13.7)

<0.001

Female

51.0

40.5

47.8

0.051

Married

61.2

62.9

52.8

<0.001

Living alone

6.9

8.1

22.8

<0.001

Median income quintile

    

 Q1 (low income)

26.0

31.4

21.4

<0.001

 Q2

23.3

21.4

21.3

 

 Q3

17.2

19.5

18.2

 

 Q4

16.3

13.8

17.9

 

 Q5 (high income)

16.1

12.4

19.7

 

Previously independent

77.0

76.2

80.0

0.2

Smoker (current)

12.5

8.1

19.5

<0.001

Alcohol (>2 drinks/day)

1.9

<5

6.2

<0.001

Diabetes mellitus

26.3

41.9

24.5

<0.001

Hypertension

72.0

74.8

67.8

0.03

Dyslipidemia

30.7

42.4

34.4

0.02

Family history of stroke

7.8

9.5

9.6

0.5

Peripheral arterial disease

2.5

4.3

6.9

0.002

Atrial fibrillation

13.3

9.0

17.4

<0.001

Previous myocardial Infarction

6.6

15.7

15.0

<0.001

Previous stroke or TIA

28.8

30.5

32.0

0.4

Charlson score (>2)

19.9

30.5

36.8

<0.001

Systolic blood pressure mean, (SD), mmHg

158.1 (29.7)

164 (32.3)

159.1 (30)

0.04

Diastolic blood pressure mean, (SD), mmHg

83.8 (16)

84.6 (16.8)

83 (17)

0.049

LOC on arrival

    

 Alert

79.8

85.7

87.8

<0.001

 Drowsy

16.3

10.5

9.7

 

 Unconscious

2.8

2.9

2.2

 

CNS score (median)

8.5

8.5

9

<0.001

CNS score >8

53.3

57.0

58.7

0.1

Oxford Community Stroke Project

    

 Lacunar syndrome

23.9

18.6

16.1

0.01

 Partial anterior

35.2

40.2

39.3

 

 Posterior circulation

20.6

20.1

23.2

 

 Total anterior circulation

13

9.3

11.0

 

 TIA

5.4

7.8

6.0

 
  1. Abbreviations: TIA transient ischemic attack, LOC level of consciousness, CNS Canadian Neurologic Scale.