Demographics, risk factors and clinical presentation of 339 patients with acute first ever stroke
| Age in years (mean (SD)) | 69.6 (10.4) |
| Men (n (%)) | 226 (66.7) |
| Elapsed time (hours) from stroke onset to hospital admission (mean (SD)) | 6.1 (6.9) |
| Hypertension (n (%)) | 258 (76.1) |
| Antihypertensive medication prior to the index event (n (%)) | 176 (51.9) |
| Diabetes mellitus (n (%)) | 92 (27.1) |
| Coronary artery disease (n (%)) | 65 (19.2) |
| Atrial fibrillation (n (%)) | 93 (27.4) |
| Heart failure (n (%)) | 23 (6.8) |
| Smoking (n (%)) | 131 (38.6) |
| Hypercholesterolaemia (n (%)) | 91 (26.8) |
| Previous transient ischaemic attack (n (%)) | 27 (8.0) |
| Scandinavian Stroke Scale score (mean (SD)) | 32.3 (19.2) |
| Cerebral infarction (n (%)) | 269 (79.4) |
| Intracerebral haemorrhage (n (%)) | 70 (20.6) |