Cognitive and Emotional Impairment after Minor Stroke and Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI): A Prevalence Study
Table 1
Characteristics of patients and controls at baseline (time for event).
Ischemic stroke n 324 (%)
NSTEMI n 144 (%)
p value
Age (mean)
58.0 (10.0)
60.3 (6.6)
.009
Females
120 (37)
31 (22)
.001
Education (1,2,3)
51 (16)
20 (14)
.07
148 (46)
68 (47)
121 (37)
56 (39)
Employed before event
217 (67)
111 (77)
.03
Risk factors
Hypertension
174 (54)
68 (47)
.2
Diabetes mellitus
39 (12)
22 (15)
.3
Atrial fibrillation
46 (14)
15 (10)
.3
Hypercholesterolemia
151 (47)
80 (56)
.07
Smoking
114 (35)
65 (45)
.04
BMI mean
26.7 (4.4)
27.4 (3.7)
.06
Overweight (BMI≥25)
189 (58)
98 (68)
<.001
1 ≤ 10 years of education, 2 10-13 years of education, ≥ 14 years of education, hypercholesterolemia is defined as treatment with cholesterol lowering medication, and smoking is defined as current smoker or smoking within the last 12 months. SD.
