Table 1. Characteristics of patients who became pyrexial and who remained apyrexial.
| No pyrexia (n=28) | Pyrexia (n=12) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Male | 15 | 4 | |
| Female | 13 | 8 | |
| Mean age (years) | 71.9 (11.7) | 71.9 (11.3) | P=0.990 |
| Stroke severity | |||
| Admission NIHSS (median, IQR) | 6.5 (3–10) | 12 (5–18) | P=0.038 |
| DWI lesion volume (median) | 6,521 | 58,052 | P=0.008 (MWU) |
| Body temperature | |||
| Peak (mean °C, SD) | 36.8 (0.4) | 37.8 (0.3) | P<0.001 |
| Time to peak (mean hours after onset, SD) | 49.8 (24.5) | 40.2 (25.5) | P=0.262 |
| Outcome | |||
| mRS ⩽2 | 15 | 2 | χ2=3.5 |
| mRS ⩾3 | 13 | 10 | P=0.061 |
DWI, diffusion-weighted imaging; IQR, interquartile range; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; MWU, Mann–Whitney U-test; NIHSS, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; SD, standard deviation.
Pyrexia was any body (aural) temperature measurement ⩾37.5°C during the recording period.