Table 1.
A comparative analysis of patient demographic, medical history, and clinical and laboratory data.
| Present study | SITS-ISTR | p-value | |
| Female sex | 47.8% | 39.7% | 0.083 |
| Hypertension | 80.5% | 59.2% | 0.007 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 31.9% | 16.0% | <0.001 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 21.2% | 35.1% | 0.002 |
| Obesity | 23.9% | NA | - |
| Smoking | 28.3% | 25.6% | 0.517 |
| Alcohol abuse | 17.7% | NA | - |
| Atrial fibrillation | 16.8% | 22.9% | 0.144 |
| Congestive heart failure | 15.0% | 7.6% | 0.007 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 16.8% | NA | - |
| Prior stroke | 18.6% | 10.3% | 0.003 |
| Chagas' disease | 5.3% | NA | - |
| Current aspirin use | 29.2% | 29.4% | 0.999 |
| Current warfarin use | 6.2% | NA | - |
| Current statin use | 8.8% | NA | - |
| SBP (mmHg) | 156 (140-180) | <3 h = 150 (136-165)3-4.5 h = 150 (136-166) | p = 0.007 |
| DBP (mmHg) | 90 (80-104) | <3 h = 81 (74-90)3-4.5 h = 80 (74-90) | p<0.001p<0.001 |
| NIHSS | 16 (10-20) | <3 h = 12 (7-17)3-4.5 h = 10 (6-15) | p<0.001p<0.001 |
| Glycemia (mg/dL) | 114 (101-162) | <3 h = 117 (102-140)3-4.5 h = 117 (103-142) | p = 0.011p = 0.011 |
SITS-ISTR: Safe Implementation of Thrombolysis in Stroke-International Stroke Thrombolysis Registry. NA: not available. SBP: systolic blood pressure at the time of admission. DBP: diastolic blood pressure at the time of admission. NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale. Categorical variables are shown as relative frequencies (%). Numerical variables are shown as medians (interquartile range).