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. 2022 Nov 15;12(2):197–208. doi: 10.2478/jtim-2022-0057

Table 2.

Univariate analysis for the association of patient characteristics with 3-month poor functional outcome in patients who received reperfusion therapy

Characteristics Total (n = 124) Left hemisphere Right hemisphere


mRS 0–2 (n = 40) mRS 3–6 (n = 27) P-value mRS 0–2 (n = 38) mRS 3–6 (n = 19) P-value
Age, years 64 (56–71) 62 (50–68) 68 (59–74) 0.052 66 (56–73) 67 (57–74) 0.939
Male, n (%) 88 (71.0) 31 (77.5) 20 (74.1) 0.747 28 (73.7) 9 (47.4) 0.050
Hypertension, n (%) 74 (59.7) 22 (55.0) 17 (63.0) 0.517 22 (57.9) 13 (68.4) 0.442
Hyperglycemia, n (%) 39 (31.5) 11 (27.5) 7 (25.9) 0.887 13 (34.2) 8 (42.1) 0.560
Hyperlipidemia, n (%) 43 (34.7) 19 (47.5) 7 (25.9) 0.075 14 (36.8) 3 (15.8) 0.101
Coronary artery disease, n (%) 15 (12.1) 5 (12.5) 3 (11.1) 0.999 6 (15.8) 1 (5.3) 0.405
Atrial fibrillation, n (%) 11 (8.9) 2 (5.0) 1 (3.7) 0.999 5 (13.2) 3 (15.8) 0.999
Smoke, n (%) 52 (41.9) 18 (45.0) 13 (48.1) 0.800 17 (44.7) 4 (21.1) 0.081
Statins, n (%) 49 (39.5) 15 (37.5) 14 (51.9) 0.245 12 (31.6) 8 (42.1) 0.432
Aspirin, n (%) 44 (35.5) 14 (35.0) 12 (44.4) 0.436 11 (28.9) 7 (36.8) 0.546
Clopidogrel, n (%) 29 (23.4) 8 (20.0) 8 (29.6) 0.365 9 (23.7) 4 (21.1) 0.999
Baseline NIHSS 11 (8–14) 10 (7–12) 14 (9–18) 0.015 10 (7–11) 12 (10–15) 0.011
Arterial steno-occlusion site, n (%) 0.362 0.175
 ICA 24 (19.4) 9 (22.5) 3 (11.1) 9 (23.7) 3 (15.8)
 MCA 89 (71.8) 29 (72.5) 21 (77.8) 27 (71.1) 12 (63.2)
 ICA/MCA tandem 11 (8.9) 2 (5.0) 3 (11.1) 2 (5.3) 4 (21.1)
Treatment option 0.879 0.115
 IVT 42 (33.9) 14 (35.0) 9 (33.3) 10 (26.3) 9 (47.4)
 EVT 70 (56.5) 23 (57.5) 15 (55.6) 25 (65.8) 7 (36.8)
 Combined 12 (9.7) 3 (7.5) 3 (11.1) 3 (7.9) 3 (15.8)
ASPECTS score 6 (4–7) 7 (5–8) 5 (3–7) 0.017 6 (5–8) 4 (3–6) 0.005
 Caudate nucleus, n (%) 47 (37.9) 12 (30.0) 15 (55.6) 0.036 13 (34.2) 7 (36.8) 0.844
 Lenticular nucleus, n (%) 70 (56.5) 18 (45.0) 13 (48.1) 0.800 27 (71.1) 12 (63.2) 0.546
 Internal capsule, n (%) 41 (33.1) 15 (37.5) 10 (37.0) 0.969 7 (18.4) 9 (47.4) 0.022
 Insula, n (%) 64 (51.6) 16 (40.0) 18 (66.7) 0.032 16 (42.1) 14 (73.7) 0.024
 M1, n (%) 31 (25.0) 5 (12.5) 9 (33.3) 0.040 10 (26.3) 7 (36.8) 0.413
 M2, n (%) 54 (43.5) 13 (32.5) 16 (59.3) 0.030 13 (34.2) 12 (63.2) 0.038
 M3, n (%) 48 (38.7) 16 (40.0) 11 (40.7) 0.952 10 (26.3) 11 (57.9) 0.020
 M4, n (%) 48 (38.7) 6 (15.0) 13 (48.1) 0.003 18 (47.4) 11 (57.9) 0.454
 M5, n (%) 95 (76.6) 28 (70.0) 19 (70.4) 0.974 31 (81.6) 17 (89.5) 0.441
 M6, n (%) 59 (47.6) 14 (35.0) 17 (63.0) 0.024 15 (39.5) 13 (68.4) 0.039

NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; mRS: modified Rankin Scale; ICA: internal carotid artery; MCA: middle cerebral artery; IVT: intravenous thrombolysis; EVT: endovascular thrombectomy; ASPECTS: Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score. The bold fonts indicate statistical significance (P < 0.05).