Table 2.

Baseline characteristics: pooled data NEST 1 and NEST 2 by treatment modality

		Pooled NEST 1 & 2*
		TLT(n=410)	Sham (n=368)
Age(y), mean, SD		70.35±12.56	69.72±11.85
Female (%)		184(44.88)	152(41.3)
Time to treatment, mean, SD		15:04±5:45	14:52±6:10
Time to treatment strata < 12 hours		128(31.22)	129(35.05)
Baseline NIHSS score, mean, SD		12.96±4.58	13.04±4.5
Baseline NIHSS score strata, No (%)
Median		12	12
7 to 10		158 (38.54)	151 (41.03)
11 to 15		122 (29.76)	97 (26.36)
16 to 22		130 (31.71)	120 (32.61)
Previous stroke, no (%)		118 (30.24)	121 (32.07)
Diabetes, no (%)		124 (30.24)	118 (32.07)
Hypertension, no (%)		316 (77.07)	294 (79.89)

^*No statistically significant differences were noted in any characteristics between pooled treatment groups by t-test and Fisher exact test as appropriate.

Values are means ± SD and N with percentages in parenthesis.