Table 2 Baseline characteristics of the study cohort, separated and compared between patients with and without recurrent stroke
Characteristics | Patients without stroke recurrence N = 362 (%) | Patients with stroke recurrence N = 181 (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
Mean\(\pm\) sd (years) (min-max) | 65.41 \(\pm\) 13.81 (25–99) | 65.95 \(\pm\) 13.66 (28–93) | 0.667 |
< 65 years | 164 (45.3) | 73 (40.3) | 0.800 |
65–70 years | 32 (8.8) | 30 (16.6) | |
70–75 years | 60 (16.6) | 31 (17.1) | |
> 75 years | 96 (26.5) | 47 (26.0) | |
Sex | |||
Male | 174 (48) | 98 (54) | 0.182 |
Cardiovascular risk factors | |||
Hypertension | 278 (76.8) | 155 (85.6) | 0.016 |
Diabetes mellitus | 152 (42.0) | 79 (43.6) | 0.713 |
Impaired fasting glucose | 8 (2.2) | 12 (6.6) | 0.010 |
Prior cerebral infarction | 0 | 54 (29.8) | 0.000 |
Prior TIA | 5 (1.4) | 14 (7.7) | |
Hyperlipidemia | 210 (58.0) | 119 (65.7) | 0.082 |
Coronary heart disease | 23 (6.3) | 25 (13.8) | 0.082 |
Peripheral arterial disease | 1 (0.3) | 4 (2.2) | 0.045 |
Prior myocardial infarction | 21 (5.8) | 20 (11) | 0.038 |
Other cardiovascular disease (except AF/MI) | 12 (3.3) | 14 (7.7) | 0.023 |
Heart failure | 5 (1.4) | 6 (3.3) | 0.193 |
CKD Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 | 16 (57.1) 5 (17.9) 7 (25.0) | 18 (75.0) 2 (8.3) 4 (16.7) | 0.459 |
Smoking | 113 (31.2) | 48 (26.5) | 0.259 |
Alcohol | 98 (27.1) | 49 (27.1) | 1.000 |