Age (mean (SD)) | 68.7 (12.7) |
Sex (female) | 126 (44%) |
Initial stroke severity* (mean (SD)) | 31.4 (15.7) |
Pre-stroke disability (Rankin) | |
None (scores 0–1) | 235 (83%) |
Moderate (scores 2–3) | 41 (14%) |
Severe (scores 4–5) | 8 (3%) |
History of arterial hypertension | 206 (73%) |
History of diabetes mellitus | 95 (33%) |
History of atrial fibrillation | 72 (25%)† |
History of IHD | 66 (23%) |
History of hypercholesterolaemia | 134 (48%)‡ |
Current smoking | 86 (30%)† |
Side of hemispheric lesion (right) | 140 (49%) |
Site/extend of lesion (large cortical/subcortical) | 91 (32%) |
Carotid stenosis | |
<40% | 217 (76%) |
40–70% | 46 (16%) |
⩾70% | 21 (7%) |
CCA-IMT (mean (SD)) | 0.794 (0.155) |