Research Article

Frequency of Aspirin Resistance in Ischemic Stroke Patients and Healthy Controls from Colombia

Table 2

Comparison of stroke patients with and without aspirin resistance.

VariableAspirin sensitive ()Aspirin resistant () value

Age (mean and range)65.1 (16-102)70.0 (34-92)0.06
Gender (male)163 (50.3)%12 (46.2%)0.68
Cardiovascular risk factors
 Family history37 (11.4%)2 (7.7%)0.7
 Smoking88 (27.2%)3 (11.5%)0.08
 Hypertension224 (69.1%)20 (76.9%)0.4
 Hypercholesterolemia113 (34.9%)8 (30.8%)0.67
 Diabetes mellitus59 (18.2%)3 (11.5%)0.55
 Atrial fibrillation14 (4.2%)4 (15.4%)0.05
 Valvular disease10 (3.1%)0 (0%)ND
 Recurrent stroke69 (21.3%)12 (46.2%)0.004