Table 1 Baseline characteristics comparing patients with and without recurrent stroke
Total | Patients without recurrent stroke/TIA | Patients with recurrent stroke/TIA | p values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 238 | N = 208 | N = 30 | ||
Age, years (IQR) | 65.5 (20.75) | 65 (21) | 67.5 (17.25) | 0.524 |
Sex, female (%) | 92 (39) | 83 (40) | 9 (30) | 0.328 |
NIHSS (IQR) | 2 (3) | 2 (3) | 2.5 (3) | 0.876 |
Prior stroke/TIA (%) | 45 (19) | 32 (15) | 13 (43) | 0.002 |
Hypertension (%) | 173 (73) | 148 (71) | 25 (83) | 0.193 |
Diabetes (%) | 59 (25) | 49 (24) | 10 (33) | 0.261 |
Dyslipidaemia (%) | 113 (47) | 97 (47) | 16 (53) | 0.574 |
Coronary artery disease (%) | 25 (11) | 21 (10) | 4 (13) | 0.743 |
Atrial fibrillation during follow-up (%) | 19 (8) | 14 (7) | 5 (17) | 0.061 |
WMH, Fazekas ≥ 2 (%) | 146 (61) | 123 (59) | 23 (77) | 0.069 |
Fazekas score (IQR) | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (0) | 0.201 |
WMH volume, ml (IQR) | 5.9 (11.3) | 5.5 (11.5) | 6.9 (6.1) | 0.371 |
Multiterritorial infarcts (%) | 22 (9) | 14 (7) | 8 (27) | 0.001 |
Stroke recurrence score (IQR) | 5 (4) | 5 (4) | 6 (3.5) | 0.014 |