Table 1 Descriptive statistics of demographic and clinical variables for participants with small vessel disease and controls

Age

62.5 (13.8)

63.5 (9.9)

t = 0.86 (P = 0.38)

Years education

14.0 (2.8)

13.7 (3.8)

t = 1.2 (P = 0.22)

Gender (% male)

54%

68%

Socioeconomic status

Professional

13%

11%

χ² = 0.50 (P = 0.47)

Managerial

42%

34%

χ² = 3.9 (P = 0.05)

Skilled

35%

40%

χ² = 1.08 (P = 0.29)

Partly skilled

7%

10%

χ² = 1.25 (P = 0.26)

Unskilled

1%

2%

χ² = 0.95 (P = 0.32)

Other

2%

3%

χ² = 1.2 (P = 0.27)

Weight (kg)

74.8 (18.3)

81.6 (15.9)

t = 4.3 (P ≤0.001)

Systolic BP (mmHg)

132 (17.7)

139.7 (17.9)

t = 4.4 (P ≤0.001)

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

78.9 (10.7)

80.6 (10.5)

t = 1.6 (P = 0.102)

Units of alcohol per week

11.6 (13.1)

8.54 (14.6)

t = 1.2 (P = 0.016)

Time since last stroke (months)

–

20.5 (32.3)

–

Treated hypertension

28%

75%

χ² = 103 (P ≤0.001)

Treated hyperlipidaemia

24%

78%

χ² = 143 (P ≤0.001)

Diabetes mellitus (%)

6%

23%

χ² = 30.3 (P ≤0.001)

Smoker (% ever a smoker)

58%

44%

χ² = 19.4 (P ≤0.001)

MMSE

28.2 (1.9)

28.04 (2.2)

t = 1.1 (P = 0.27)

MoCA

25.6 (3.2)

24.7 (3.3)

t = 2.8 (P = 0.005)