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      (*) Statistically significant at p<0.05 (U) Mann Whitney test
        |  | Group | X2
          Test | p-value |  
        | Study
          (n=30) | Control
          (n=30) |  
        | No. | % | No. | % |  
        | Age (years): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | <40 | 10 | 33.3 | 11 | 36.7 |  |  |  
        | 40+ | 20 | 66.7 | 19 | 63.3 |  |  |  
        | Range | 22.0-62.0 | 20.0-65.0 |  |  |  
        | Mean±SD | 46.2    ± 10.5 | 43.0    ± 11.8 | t=1.043 | 0.55 |  
        | Gender: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | Male | 14 | 46.7 | 10 | 33.3 |  |  |  
        | Female | 16 | 53.3 | 20 | 66.7 | 1.11 | 0.29 |  
        | Job status: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | Housewife/retired | 10 | 33.3 | 17 | 56.7 |  |  |  
        | Working | 20 | 66.7 | 13 | 43.3 | 3.30 | 0.07 |  
        | Marital status: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | Single | 1 | 3.3 | 3 | 10.0 |  |  |  
        | Married | 29 | 96.7 | 27 | 90.0 | Fisher | 0.61 |  
        | Have children (married): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | No | 6 | 20.0 | 3 | 10.0 |  |  |  
        | Yes | 23 | 76.7 | 27 | 90.0 | Fisher | 0.47 |  
        | Smoking: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | No | 22 | 73.3 | 25 | 83.3 |  |  |  
        | Yes | 8 | 26.7 | 5 | 16.7 | 0.88 | 0.35 |  
        | Duration of unconsciousness    (hours): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | <24 | 18 | 60.0 | 7 | 23.3 |  |  |  
        | 24+ | 12 | 40.0 | 23 | 76.7 |  |  |  
        | Range | 2.0-168.0 | 8.0-360.0 |  |  |  
        | Mean±SD | 35.7    ± 37.6 | 101.9    ± 93.0 | U=13.396 | <0.001* |  
        | Recurrent stroke: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
        | No | 24 | 80.0 | 29 | 96.7 |  |  |  
        | Yes | 6 | 20.0 | 1 | 3.3 | Fisher | 0.10 |  |