Table 2.

Clinical and laboratory parameters of 50 patients with brain stroke divided in function of NIHSS score ≤30 and >30.

	Age (yrs)	VCAM	BDNF	ICAM	MMP2–9
(A) NIHSS ≤ 30 n. 30 (M. 20, F. 10)	67.3 ± 13.0	519 ± 205	43.23 (13.94–337.4)	248.6 ± 86.6	124.2 ± 64.1
(B) NIHSS > 30 n. 20 (M. 11, F. 9)	70.3 ± 7.98	683.2 ± 404.0	121.8 (20–1303.9)	360.35 ± 179.71	239.6 ± 152.5
A versus B	P = 0.36	P = 0.064	P = 0.0001	P = 0.005	P = 0.0006
Control groups	55 (35–70)	15.96 ± 4.024	14.24 ± 6.88	201.2 ± 55.0	—

VCAM: Cytokine-induced cell adhesion molecule (ng/mL); BDNF: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (pg/mL); ICAM: intercellular adhesion molecules (pg/mL); MMP2–9: matrix metalloprotease 2–9 (units/ug protein).