Table 1.
Baseline characteristics.
| Characteristics | Overall (n = 113) | 0 (n = 32) | 1 (n = 40) | 2 (n = 16) | 3 (n = 19) | 4 (n = 6) | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years), median (IQR) | 61 (52, 57) | 61 (51.5, 68.75) | 59 (47.75, 70.75) | 62.5 (52.25, 67) | 64 (57, 67) | 61.5 (53.5, 68.75) | 0.309 |
| Male sex, no. (%) | 79 (69.9) | 22 (68.8) | 27 (67.5) | 11 (68.8) | 14 (73.7) | 5 (83.3) | 0.973 |
| Risk factors, no. (%) | |||||||
| Hypertension | 87 (77) | 25 (78.1) | 31 (77.5) | 9 (56.3) | 17 (89.5) | 5 (53.3) | 0.25 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 30 (26.5) | 12 (37.5) | 6 (15) | 4 (25) | 7 (36.8) | 1 (16.7) | 0.182 |
| Dyslipidemia | 59 (52.2) | 12 (37.5) | 26 (65) | 9 (56.3) | 7 (36.8) | 5 (83.3) | 0.054 |
| Cardiac disease | 7 (6.2) | 1 (3.1) | 4 (10) | 0 (0) | 2 (10.5) | 0 (0) | 0.59 |
| Smoking | 41 (36.3) | 10 (31.3) | 15 (37.5) | 5 (31.3) | 10 (52.6) | 1 (16.7) | 0.494 |
| History of ischemic stroke | 36 (31.9) | 8 (25) | 13 (32.5) | 4 (25) | 8 (42.1) | 3 (50) | 0.582 |
| Qualifying events, no. (%) | |||||||
| Recent stroke | 87 (77) | 27 (84.4) | 32 (80) | 8 (50) | 16 (84.2) | 4 (66.7) | 0.081 |
| Recent TIA | 19 (16.8) | 4 (12.5) | 5 (12.5) | 5 (31.3) | 4 (21.1) | 1 (16.7) | 0.42 |
| Last symptom to recanalization (days), median (IQR) | 26 (17, 37) | 24 (17, 36.75) | 25 (14.75, 37) | 33 (20, 35.75) | 36 (25, 41) | 22 (15.25, 26) | 0.064 |
| MRS before onset of Symptom, median (IQR) | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0.25) | 0.489 |
| Preoperative NHISS, median (IQR) | 2 (0,5) | 2 (0, 4) | 3 (1.25, 6) | 1 (0, 3) | 2 (1, 5) | 0 (0, 3) | 0.052 |
| Preoperative MRS, median (IQR) | 1 (1, 3) | 1 (1, 3) | 2 (1, 3) | 1 (0.25, 2) | 1 (1, 2) | 1 (0, 1.75) | 0.365 |
IQR interquartile range, TIA Transient Ischemic Attacks, NIHSS National Institutes of Health stroke scale score, MRS modified Rankin Scale.