| Variables | Non-Diabetic (n = 461) | Diabetic (n = 240) | P value |
| Demographics | |||
| Males, n (%) | 262 (56.8) | 127 (52.9) | 0.322 |
| Age (Mean ± SD), years | 59.5 ± 14.1 | 62.7 ± 11.3 | 0.001 |
| Age > 60 years | 204 (44.3) | 127 (52.9) | 0.029 |
| Age > 80 years | 30 (6.5) | 16 (6.7) | 0.936 |
| Employed, n (%) | 214 (46.4) | 94 (39.2) | 0.066 |
| Married, n (%) | 340 (73.8) | 164 (68.3) | 0.130 |
| Insurance, n (%) | 115 (24.9) | 51 (21.2) | 0.586 |
| Stroke types | |||
| Hemorrhagic stroke, n (%) | 168 (36.4) | 53 (22.1) | <0.001 |
| Ischemic stroke, n (%) | 293 (63.6) | 187 (77.9) | <0.001 |
| Ischemic stroke subtypes | |||
| Cardioembolic stroke, n (%) | 75 (25.6) | 33 (17.6) | 0.042 |
| Atherosclerosis, n (%) | 170 (58.0) | 122 (65.2) | 0.114 |
| Lacunar infarcts, n (%) | 26 (8.9) | 29 (15.5) | 0.026 |
| Undetermined stroke | 22 (7.5) | 3 (1.6) | 0.005 |
| Cerebrovascular risk factors | |||
| Hypertension, n (%) | 431 (93.5) | 233 (97.1) | 0.044 |
| History of Smoking, n (%) | 78 (16.9) | 32 (13.3) | 0.215 |
| Alcohol abuse, n (%) | 173 (37.5) | 84 (35.0) | 0.510 |
| Dyslipidemia, n (%) | 337 (73.1) | 189 (78.8) | 0.101 |
| Obesity, n (%) | 105 (22.8) | 98 (40.8) | <0.001 |
| Metabolic Syndrome, n (%) | 83 (18.0) | 86 (35.8) | <0.001 |
| Migraine, n (%) | 33 (7.2) | 15 (6.2) | 0.651 |
| Sleep Apnea Syndrome, n (%) | 28 (6.1) | 25 (10.4) | 0.039 |
| CAD/IHD, n (%) | 23 (5.0) | 18 (7.5) | 0.179 |
| Atrial Fibrillation, n (%) | 63 (13.7) | 30 (12.5) | 0.666 |
| Cardiomyopathy, n (%) | 66 (14.3) | 25 (10.4) | 0.145 |
| Valvulopathy, n (%) | 28 (6.1) | 11 (4.6) | 0.414 |
| Previous stroke, n (%) | 91 (19.7) | 60 (25.0) | 0.108 |
| Clinical and para-clinical profile | |||
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg (Mean ± SD) | 166.3 ± 33.0 | 164.0 ± 33.0 | 0.609 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg (Mean ± SD) | 100.4 ± 21.5 | 96.8 ± 20.1 | 0.032 |