Table 1.
Baseline clinical characteristics of the patients (n = 1,332)
| Demographics | |
| Mean (SD) age (years) | 70 (13) |
| Sex (male) | 749 (56%) |
| Cardiovascular risk factors | |
| Hypertension | 652 (49%) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 198 (15%) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 195 (15%) |
| Current cigarette smoking | 390 (29%) |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 332 (25%) |
| Medical history | |
| Stroke | 267 (20%) |
| Myocardial infarction | 155 (12%) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 128 (10%) |
| Stroke type | |
| Ischemic stroke | 1,169 (88%) |
| Ischemic stroke subtypea | |
| Large vessel disease (≥50% stenosis) | 146 (12%) |
| Cardiac source of embolism | 216 (18%) |
| Small vessel occlusion | 193 (17%) |
| Other determined etiology | 90 (8%) |
| Undetermined | 477 (41%) |
| Missing information | 47 (4%) |
| Stroke severity | |
| Median (range) NIHSS scoreb | 6 (0–30) |
| Physical examination | |
| Mean (SD) body temperature (°C) | 36.9 (0.6) |
| Median (IQR) time from stroke onset to measurement of baseline body temperature (min) | 360 (240–540) |
| Treatment | |
| Acetaminophen | 660 (50%) |
| Intravenous alteplase | 281 (21%) |
aBased on the trial of ORG 10172 in Acute Stroke Therapy (TOAST) criteria
bScores on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)