Baseline characteristics of 101 patients presenting two weeks or more after a TIA or minor stroke. Absolute numbers and percentages are given for the entire cohort and separately for the 65 patients without and the 36 patients with a lesion on DWI. The percentages refer to the totals in each individual column. The p values were obtained by univariate analysis
| Total n=101 | DWI − n=65 | DWI + n=36 | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IHD, ischaemic heart disease; PVD, peripheral vascular disease. | ||||
| *Patient receiving treatment for this condition. | ||||
| Diagnosis stroke | 51 (50.5%) | 22 (33.8%) | 29 (80.6%) | <0.0001 |
| Median (IQR) NIH-stroke score | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0) | 1.5 (0–3) | <0.0001 |
| Median time (IQR) since symptom onset | 21 (17–28) | 21 (17–28) | 21 (17–28) | 0.581 |
| Male sex | 53 (52.5%) | 34 (52.3%) | 19 (52.8%) | 0.964 |
| Mean (SD) age (y) | 69.8 (10.5) | 67.8 (11.2) | 73.3 (8.3) | 0.010 |
| Hypertension* | 42 (41.6%) | 29 (44.6%) | 13 (36.1%) | 0.406 |
| Diabetes* | 7 (6.9%) | 3 (4.6%) | 4 (11.1%) | 0.218 |
| Hypercholesterolaemia* | 15 (14.9%) | 13 (20.0%) | 2 (5.6%) | 0.051 |
| Current smoker | 18 (17.8%) | 9 (13.8%) | 9 (25.0%) | 0.161 |
| Prior TIA | 21 (20.8%) | 18 (27.7%) | 3 (8.3%) | 0.022 |
| Prior stroke | 7 (6.9%) | 3 (4.6%) | 4 (11.1%) | 0.218 |
| History of IHD | 23 (22.8%) | 14 (21.5%) | 9 (25.0%) | 0.691 |
| History of PVD | 5 (5.0%) | 2 (3.1%) | 3 (8.3%) | 0.243 |