Table 2 Number and risk of ipsilateral ischemic strokes on days 7 and 90 after the presenting event, according to the number of additional events
Patients | 7 days | 90 days | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strokes | Risk | Strokes | Risk | |||
n (%) | n (%*) | % (95%CI) | n (%*) | % (95%CI) | ||
Clinically stable | 155 (67) | 12 (67) | 8% (4–12) | 22 (67) | 18% (10–25) | p = 0.47† |
Clinically unstable | 47 (20) | 4 (22) | 9% (1–17) | 9 (27) | 24% (10–39) | |
Clinically highly unstable | 28 (12) | 2 (11) | 7% (0–17) | 2 (6) | 7% (0–17) | |
0 events 7 days before the presenting event | 183 (80) | 14 (78) | 8% (4–12) | 24 (73) | 17% (10–24) | p = 0.14† |
1 event 7 days before the presenting event | 32 (14) | 3 (17) | 10% (0–20) | 8 (24) | 35% (13–57) | |
≥2 events 7 days before the presenting event | 15 (7) | 1 (6) | 7% (0–19) | 1 (3) | 7% (0–19) | |
0 events 7 days after‡ the presenting event | 188 (82) | 15 (83) | 8% (4–12) | 30 (91) | 20% (13–28) | p = 0.33† |
1 event 7 days after‡ the presenting event | 27 (12) | 1 (6) | 4% (0–11) | 1 (3) | 4% (0–11) | |
≥2 events 7 days after‡ the presenting event | 15 (7) | 2 (11) | 13% (0–31) | 2 (6) | 13% (0–31) | |