Table 3.
Baseline characteristics of the first 79 patients enrolled in Munich
| Age in years (median, Q1-Q3) |
74 (68–83) |
|
| Female (n,%) |
25 (32) |
|
| Systolic blood pressure at admission (mean, SD) |
142 (19) |
|
| Diastolic blood pressure at admission (mean, SD) |
78 (11) |
|
| BMI (mean, SD) |
26 (3) |
|
| Pre stroke living condition (n,%) |
|
|
| |
At home alone |
23 (32) |
| |
At home with family or friends |
46 (64) |
| |
Institutionalized |
2 (3) |
| NIHSS at admission (n,%) |
|
|
| |
0–4 |
51 (65) |
| |
5–15 |
24 (30) |
| |
≥16 |
4 (5) |
| mRS on admission (n,%) |
|
|
| |
0–2 |
47 (60) |
| |
3-5 |
31 (40) |
| B I on admission (n,%) |
|
|
| |
0–19 |
5 (6) |
| |
20–49 |
15 (19) |
| |
50–74 |
6 (8) |
| |
75–99 |
16 (20) |
| |
100 |
36 (46) |
| MoCA (median, Q1-Q3) |
26 (23–28) |
|
| Baseline medication (n,%) |
|
|
| |
Antiplatelet therapy |
30 (38) |
| |
Statin |
30 (38) |
| |
Oral anticoagulation |
8 (10) |
| Ischemic Subtype (n,%) |
|
|
| |
Large artery atherosclerosis |
11 (14) |
| |
Cardioembolism |
21 (27) |
| |
Small vessel occlusion |
10 (13) |
| |
Other causes |
0 |
| |
Multiple potential causes |
4 (5) |
| |
Cryptogenic |
32 (40) |
| |
Incomplete assessment |
1(1) |
| Cardiovascular Risk Factors (n,%) |
|
|
| |
Coronary artery disease |
17 (22) |
| |
Peripheral artery disease |
10 (13) |
| |
Arterial hypertension |
57 (72) |
| |
Smoking |
39 (49) |
| |
Diabetes mellitus |
17 (22) |
| |
Hypercholesterolemia |
22 (28) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 10 (13) | |
Data are given as medians (interquartile range), means (SD), and frequencies (percentages). BMI indicates body mass index; NIHSS, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; BI, Barthel Index and MoCA, Montreal Cognitive Assessment.