Table 1.
Early improvement (n=183) | No Early improvement (n=441) | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Baseline NIHSS | 16.1±6.5 | 14.3±7.4 | 0.001* |
Male (%) | 60.1 | 57.1 | 0.533 |
Race (% white) | 66.7 | 63.7 | 0.567 |
Age in years (±SD) | 65.8±11.5 | 67.4±11.7 | 0.104 |
Weight in kg (±SD) | 77.8±17.7 | 78.2±17.6 | 0.702 |
Prior stroke (%) | 30.6 | 32.7 | 0.639 |
Hypertension (%) | 63.7 | 67.1 | 0.456 |
Diabetes (%) | 15.3 | 23.6 | 0.023* |
Current smoker (%) | 42.6 | 31.7 | 0.012* |
Aspirin use (%) | 30.1 | 36.5 | 0.139 |
Atrial fibrillation (%) | 14.4 | 20.3 | 0.089 |
Time to treatment in 0–90 minutes (%) | 56.8 | 44.9 | 0.008* |
p<0.05