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Table 1 Characteristics of the 576 patients with ischemic stroke

From: Cigarette smoking is an independent risk factor for post-stroke delirium

Characteristics

Values

Age, y, mean (range)

65.2 (23–93)

Male sex (%)

368 (63.9)

Hypertension (%)

382 (66.3)

Diabetes (%)

210 (36.5)

Cigarette smoking (%)

144 (25)

Daily alcohol use (%)

35 (6.1)

Underlying dementia (%)

11 (1.9)

NIHSS at admission, mean (range)

5.5 (0–29)

Delirium (%)

38 (6.7)

  1. NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale