Variable | Cases N (%) | Controls N = (%) | p-value |
Male gender | 53 (53%) | 52 (52%) | 0.889 |
Increased age | 47 (47%) | 44 (44%) | 0.670 |
Cigarette smoking | 10 (10%) | 9 (9%) | 0.809 |
Excessive alcohol Intake | 5 (5%) | 0 (0%) |
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Sedentary life style | 82 (82%) | 72 (72%) | 0.090 |
Low SES | 64 (64%) | 42 (42%) | <0.016 |
Family history Of stroke | 14 (14%) | 5 (5%) | <0.030 |
Obesity | 15 (17%) | 16 (16%) | 0.790 |
History of TIA | 19 (19%) | 1 (1%) | <0.001 |
Heart disease | 70 (70%) | 21 (21%) | <0.001 |
LVH(ECG) | 34 (34%) | 15 (15%) | 0.002 |
HIV | 2 (2%) | 0 (0%) |
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Atrial fibrillation | 9 (9%) | 0 (0%) |
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Recreational Drugs | 2 (2%) | 1 (1%) | 0.560 |
COCP | 2 (2%) | 4 (4%) | 0.414 |
Diabetes mellitus | 23 (23%) | 6 (6%) | 0.010 |
Hypertension | 71 (71%) | 42 (42%) | 0.001 |
Dyslipidemia | 53 (53%) | 37 (37%) | 0.023 |