Table 1 Characteristics of the young individuals with stroke including stroke related medical factors and personal factors (n = 150)

Age: median 59 years (IQR^a 54-62;); mean 57 years (SD^b 6); range 32-64

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Women

50

33

Infarction/hemorrhage/not specified

120/26/4

80/17/3

Hemisphere: left/right/not specified

77/63/10

51/42/7

Stroke severity: mild/moderate/severe

119/19/12

79/13/8

Hypertension

69

46

Hypercholesterolemia

27

18

Previous stroke

26

17

Diabetes mellitus

21

14

Cardiac arrhythmia

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8

6 years^c

19

13

5 years^c

18

12

4 years^c

15

10

3 years^c

23

15

2 years^c

22

14

1 year^c

32

21

3 months to 1 year^c

21

15

University level education

53

35

Smoking

49

33

Low level of physical activity ^d

38

25