Table 3.
Relationship between level of consciousness rated by the Glasgow coma scale and outcome parameters in patients who had acute ischemic stroke
| Parameter
|
Total | Mild
|
Moderate
|
Severe
|
P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasgow coma scale |
|
15
|
8 to 14
|
3 to 7
|
||||
| Number of patients | Number of patients | Number of patients | Number of patients | |||||
| Canadian neurological scale | 102 | 76 | 9±2 | 22 | 6±3 | 4 | 0.4±0.4 | 0.001 |
| Nonlacunar infarct volume (mL) | 48 | 30 | 29±36 | 15 | 48±69 | 3 | 95±88 | NS |
| Lacunar infarct volume (mL) | 54 | 46 | 3±3 | 7 | 5±6 | 1 | 5.1 | NS |
| hs-CRP (mg/dL) | 200 | 166 | 3±5 | 28 | 7±7 | 6 | 8±6 | 0.001 |
| Lp-PLA2 (nmol/min/mL) | 200 | 166 | 134±71 | 28 | 126±75 | 6 | 172±39 | NS |
Notes: Data reported as number or mean ± standard deviation. Statistical significance was defined as P≤0.05.
Abbreviations: hs-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; Lp-PLA2, lipoprotein-related phospholipase A2; NS, not significant (P>0.05).