Table 2.

Baseline demographics and risk factors between the hypothermia and normothermia groups. (^* peripheral vascular disease)

	Hypothermia (Group 2, 5, 6) n=28	Normothermia (Group 1, 3,4) n=30	Fisher’s Exact Test p-value:
Male gender	56.7%	53.8%	0.999
Race (white)	89.3%	80.0%	0.707
Age in years (±SD)	68.9 (7.9)	62.3 (14.5)	0.109
Known atrial fibrillation	21.4%	13.3%	0.499
Diabetes	21.4%	30.0%	0.554
Arterial hypertension	71.4%	63.3%	0.583
Hyperlipidemia	53.7%	50.0%	0.793
Present smoking	10.7%	26.7%	0.102
Congestive heart failure	3.6%	16.7%	0.109
PVD*	3.6%	6.7%	0.411
Myocardial infarction	14.3%	16.7%	0.426
Coronary artery disease	39.4%	26.7%	0.695
Prior stroke or TIA	17.9%	20.0%	0.869
Liver disease	3.6%	0	0.229
Lung disease	10.7%	13.3%	0.848
Renal disease	7.1%	13.3%	0.671
Gastrointestinal disease	21.4%	33.3%	0.298
Pre-stroke Modified Rankin >1	14.3%	3.3%	0.214
Pre-treatment NIHSS (±SD)	14.3(5.0)	13.7(5.1)	0.651

^*Peripheral Vascular Disease