Table 1.

Clinical Characteristics of Study Population

Clinical Characteristic	Population Variable (n=50)
Age (yrs)	Mean 66 ± SD 21
Sex
Female	48%
Race
White	82%
Black	10%
Asian	6%
Hispanic	2%
Diabetes	12%
History of hypertension	66%
Coronary artery disease	26%
Atrial fibrillation	14%
History of smoking	12%
Baseline NIHSS score	Median 19 (IQR15–22)
Intravenous tPA	14%
Intra-arterial tPA	2%
Day 90 mRS	Median 3 (IQR 1–5)

NIHSS = National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale

tPA = tissue Plasminogen Activator

mRS = modified Rankin Scale

SD = Standard Deviation

IQR = Interquartile Range