Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study sample
Variables | |
|---|---|
Age (years) | |
 Range | 26 to 100 |
 Median (IQR) | 72.0 (21.0) |
 Missing | 2 |
Sex (female) | |
N (%) | 269 (45.3%) |
 Missing | 0 |
Previous stroke | |
N (%) | 136 (22.9%) |
 Missing | 0 |
Previous TIA | |
N (%) | 40 (6.7%) |
 Missing | 0 |
Hypertension | |
N (%) | 316 (53.2%) |
 Missing | 5 |
Vascular disease | |
N (%) | 149 (25.1%) |
 Missing | 5 |
Atrial fibrillation | |
N (%) | 108 (18.2%) |
 Missing | 5 |
Diabetes | |
N (%) | 124 (20.9%) |
 Missing | 5 |
Stroke severity (NIHSS score, range 0–42) | |
 Range for sample | 0 to 31 |
 Median (IQR) | 3.0 (1–5) |
 Categories | |
  No stroke signs, N (%) | 93 (16.1%) |
  Mild, N (%) | 321 (55.4%) |
  Moderate, N (%) | 128 (22.1%) |
  Severe, N (%) | 37 (6.4%) |
 Missing | 15 |
Prior dementia | |
N (%) | 57 (9.6%) |
 Missing | 0 |
Cognitive test score (range 0–15) | |
 Range for testable participants | 0 to 15 |
 Median for testable participants (IQR) | 11.0 (8–13) |
 Untestable patients, N (%) | 101 (17.0%) |
 Missing | 22 |