Table 3. Baseline characteristics in rt-PA-treated and non-treated patients in the PS-matched cohort.
| rt-PA treated | rt-PA non-treated | P | |
| n = 148 | n = 148 | ||
| Age, years, median (IQR) | 86 (84–89) | 86 (83–90) | 0.88 |
| Female, n (%) | 93 (62.8) | 99 (66.9) | 0.47 |
| Risk factors, n (%) | |||
| Hypertension | 112 (75.7) | 112 (75.7) | 1.00 |
| Dyslipidemia | 43 (29.1) | 42 (28.4) | 0.90 |
| Diabetes | 28 (18.9) | 33 (22.3) | 0.47 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 91 (61.5) | 85 (57.4) | 0.48 |
| Smoking | 39 (26.4) | 38 (25.7) | 0.89 |
| Drinking | 24 (16.2) | 25 (16.9) | 0.88 |
| Chronic kidney disease, n (%) | 81 (54.7) | 84 (56.8) | 0.73 |
| Pre-stroke independency, n (%) | 103 (69.6) | 105 (70.9) | 0.80 |
| Previous stroke, n (%) | 29 (19.6) | 27 (18.2) | 0.77 |
| Previous ischemic heart disease, n (%) | 34 (23.0) | 38 (25.7) | 0.59 |
| Pre-stroke antithrombotic therapy, n (%) | 72 (48.6) | 66 (44.6) | 0.48 |
| Cardioembolic stroke, n (%) | 105 (70.9) | 96 (64.9) | 0.26 |
| Admission within 2 hours from onset, n (%) | 131 (88.5) | 127 (85.8) | 0.49 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean ± SD | 156±28 | 157±30 | 0.87 |
| NIHSS on admission, median (IQR) | 16 (9.25–21) | 16 (9–21) | 0.86 |
| Length of hospital stay, days, mean ± SD | 31.8±17.8 | 31.8±23.0 | 0.98 |
IQR: interquartile range. Pre-stroke independency was defined as an mRS score of 0–1 before onset.