Table 1 Baseline characteristics of TIA patients and background patients
Characteristics* | Patients with TIA | Patients without TIA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Count | % | Count | % | |
All patients | 737 | 100.0% | 1448 | 100.0% |
Gender | ||||
 Female | 306 | 41.5% | 703 | 48.5% |
 Male | 431 | 58.5% | 745 | 51.5% |
Age | ||||
 < 30 years | 5 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% |
 30–50 years | 79 | 10.7% | 382 | 26.4% |
 50–70 years | 476 | 64.6% | 744 | 51.4% |
 > 70 years | 177 | 24.0% | 322 | 22.2% |
Smoking history | 86 | 11.7% | 119 | 8.2% |
Smoking 1–20 cigarettes/day | 41 | 5.6% | 47 | 3.2% |
Smoking > 20 cigarettes/day | 27 | 3.7% | 31 | 2.1% |
Alcohol drinking history | 66 | 9.0% | 94 | 6.5% |
Alcohol consumption, 0–2 drinks/day | 37 | 5.0% | 20 | 1.4% |
Alcohol consumption, > 2 drinks/day | 23 | 3.1% | 41 | 2.8% |
Coronary heart disease | 24 | 3.3% | 80 | 5.5% |
Coronary heart disease history | 12 | 1.6% | 38 | 2.6% |
Diabetes | 49 | 6.6% | 77 | 5.3% |
Diabetes history | 29 | 3.9% | 106 | 7.3% |
Hypertension | 124 | 16.8% | 158 | 10.9% |
Hypertension history | 122 | 16.6% | 285 | 19.7% |
Hyperlipidemia | 12 | 1.6% | 14 | 1.0% |
Hyperlipidemia history | 7 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.7% |
Rhinosinusitis | 185 | 25.1% | 85 | 5.9% |
Hyperhomocysteinemia | 27 | 3.7% | 6 | 0.4% |
Carotid artery plaque | 158 | 21.4% | 21 | 1.5% |