Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with stroke (n = 75)

Sex: Male/female

47/28

Current smoker

18 (24%)

Hypertension

49 (65.3%)

Ischaemic heart disease

21 (28%)

Atrial fibrillation

18 (24%)

Diabetes mellitus

17 (22.7%)

Previous TIA

11 (14.7%)

Hyperlipidaemia

30 (40%)

Antiplatelet use

34 (45.3%)

   Aspirin

27

   Clopidogrel

3

   Both drugs

4

Statin use

27 (36%)

Glucose (mmol/L)

6.6 ± 1.9

Creatinine (μmol/L)

95.7 ± 27.1

D-dimer (ng/mL)

199 [107–463]

C-reactive protein (mg/L)

3 [1-9]

TOAST Classification:

Large artery

22

Cardio-embolic

14

Small vessel (lacunar)

31

Other determined aetiology

1

Undetermined aetiology

7