Table 3 Sample characteristics: clinical variables
Total patients – No (%) | 800 | (100%) |
Type of stroke – No (%) | ||
Ischaemic | 572 | (71.5%) |
Haemorrhagic | 96 | (12.0%) |
TIA (Transient ischaemic attack) | 113 | (14.1%) |
Undetermined | 19 | (2.4%) |
Comorbidities and risk factors – No (%) | ||
Previous myocardial infarction | 88 | (11.0%) |
Diabetes | 141 | (17.6%) |
Hypertension | 611 | (76.4%) |
Dyslipidemia | 202 | (25.3%) |
Smoke | 124 | (15.5%) |
Familiarity for CV diseases | 77 | (9.6%) |
Previous TIA | 53 | (6.6%) |
Atrial fibrillation | 129 | (16.1%) |
Heart failure | 56 | (7.0%) |
Body mass index (Kg/m 2) | ||
No (%) | 592 | (100.0%) |
Mean (± SD) | 25.1 | (3.8) |
Level of disability measured with Barthel Index at admission | ||
No (%) | 790 | (100.0%) |
Totally independent (0–20) | 133 | (16.8%) |
Minimally dependent (21–60) | 8 | (1.0%) |
Moderately dependent (61–90) | 229 | (29.0%) |
Severely dependent (91–99) | 184 | (23.3%) |
Totally dependent (100) | 236 | (29.9%) |
Level of neurological deficit measured with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) at admission | ||
No (%) | 790 | (100.0%) |
No neurological deficit (NIHSS=0) | 83 | (10.5%) |
Light neurological deficit (NIHSS=1-7) | 449 | (56.8%) |
Moderate neurological deficit (NIHSS=8-14) | 110 | (13.9%) |
Severe neurological deficit (NIHSS ≥15) | 148 | (18.7%) |