Table 1

Baseline characteristics (n=115)

CharacteristicsPool
Age (mean±SD)61.0±11.6
Male sex (N/total (%))30/115 (26.1)
Race (N/total (%))
  American Indian/Alaskan Native0/115 (0)
  Asian0/115 (0)
  Black/African American2/115 (1.7)
  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0/115 (0)
  White82/115 (71.3)
  Other0/115 (0)
Medical history (N/total (%))
  Arrhythmia5/115 (4.3)
 Brain tumour1/115 (0.9)
  Carotid atery atheroma3/115 (2.6)
  Coarctation of aorta0/115 (0)
 Congestive heart failure5/115 (4.3)
 Coronary artery disease13/115 (11.3)
 Diabetes type 11/115 (0.9)
 Diabetes type 214/115 (12.2)
 Endocarditis0/115 (0)
 Gastrointestinal bleeding0/115 (0)
 Head injury5/115 (4.3)
 Hyperlipidaemia43/115 (37.4)
 Hypertension74/115 (64.3)
 Migraines20/115 (17.4)
 Myocardial infarction4/115 (3.5)
 Obesity6/115 (5.2)
 Peripheral artery disease9/115 (7.8)
 Platelet disorder3/115 (2.6)
 Polycystic kidney2/115 (1.7)
 Renal insufficiency7/115 (6.1)
 Seizures6/115 (5.2)
 Subarachnoid haemorrhage5/115 (4.3)
 Other80/115 (69.6)
Smoking status (N/total (%))
  Never44/115 (38.3)
  Prior38/115 (33)
  Current29/115 (25.2)