Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants

Number of patients

5

5

5

Sex (M – male, F – female)

4 M 1F

4 M 1F

2 M 3F

Diagnosis

1 TIA

4 TIA

4 TIA

4 Minor stroke

1 Minor stroke

1 Minor stroke

Mean age (years)

76.2

67.8

63

Mean time (days) event to enrolment (Standard Deviation (SD))

19.8 (SD 7.09)

22.2 (SD 9.18)

19.6 (3.58)

Level of education

3 High school

3 High school

1 High school

2 Further Education College

2 Further Education College

3 Further Education College

1 University

Employment

1 Employed

2 Employed

1 Employed

4 Retired

1 Unemployed

4 Retired

2 Retired

Multiple deprivation measure (MDM) median (range)^a

784 (51–863)

413 (250–726)

681 (333–825)

Family history of cardiovascular disease (<55 years for males, <65 years old for females)

4

3

3

Marital status

1 Single

5 Married

4 Married

4 Married

1 Divorced

Smoking status

2 non-smokers

2 non-smokers

3 non-smokers

3 ex-smokers

2 ex-smokers

2 ex-smokers

1 current smoker

 0

2

2

4

 1

1

1

1

 2

1

1

0

 3

0

1

0

 4

1

0

0