Development cohort (n = 879) | Validation cohort (n = 525) | P values | |
---|---|---|---|
Age in years (mean, SD(standard deviation) | 69.3 (13.8) | 70.8 (14.0) | 0.051 |
Sex (proportion of females) | 50.4 % | 54.1 % | 0.198 |
Referred by: | Not available | N/A | |
GP | 66.1 % | ||
ED | 18.1 % | ||
Other | 15.8 % | ||
Proportion of TIA | 272 (30.9 %) | 160 (30.5 %) | 0.901 |
Proportion of stroke | 174 (18.7 %) | 76 (14.5 %) | 0.014 |
Proportion of mimics | 443 (50.4 %) | 289 (55.1 %) | 0.103 |
Previous cerebrovascular disease | 128 (14.6 %) | 32 (6.1 %) | < 0.001 |
Hypertension | 365 (41.5 %) | 106 (20.2 %) | < 0.001 |
Diabetes | 117 (13.3 %) | 27 (5.2 %) | < 0.001 |
AF | 101 (11.2 %) | 25 (4.8 %) | < 0.001 |
Smoker | 165 (18.8 %) | 24 (4.6 %) | < 0.001 |