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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Stroke. 2014 Sep 30;45(11):e229–e232. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.114.006395

Table 1.

Demographics and Stroke Characteristics.

Variable N Summary Statistics

Age, (mean ± SD) 30 67.8 ± 14.9

Male, n (%) 30 18 (60.0)

Race/Ethnicity, n (%) 30
 African-American 12 (40.0)
 Caucasian 11 (36.7)
 Asian 1 (3.3)
 Hispanic 6 (20.0)

Education, n (%) 29
 No schooling 2 (6.9)
 Some high school 8 (27.6)
 High school diploma / GED 11 (37.9)
 Some college 4 (13.8)
 College Degree 3 (10.3)
 Advanced Degree 1 (3.5)

Stroke Etiology, n(%) 30
Ischemic (N=27) 27
  Cardio-embolic 7 (25.9)
  Large Artery Athero 10 (37.0)
  Small Vessel 1 (3.7)
  Cryptogenic 9 (33.3)
Hemorrhagic (N=3) 3
  Aneurysm 1 (33.3)
  Unknown 2 (66.7)

Baseline NIHSS, median (Q1, Q3) 28 6 (4, 10)
 Minor (1–4), n (%) 9 (32.1)
 Moderate (5–15), n (%) 16 (57.1)
 Moderate to Severe (16–20), n (%) 1 (3.6)
 Severe (21–42), n (%) 2 (7.1)

Pre-capacity Assessment NIHSS, median (Q1, Q3) 30 4 (3, 11)
 Aphasia, n (%) 30 8 (26.7)
 Extinction/neglect, n (%) 30 5 (16.7)
 Aphasia and/or Extinction, n (%) 30 11 (36.7)
 Minor (1–4), n (%) 19 (63.3)
 Moderate (5–15), n (%) 10 (33.3)
 Moderate to Severe (16–20), n (%) 1 (3.3)
 Severe (21–42), n (%) 0

Timing between assessments (hours), median (Q1, Q3)
 Stroke onset – ACE assessment 30 78.3 (52.2, 128.8)
 ACE – Psychiatry assessment (interval time) 29 1.0 (0.6, 1.8)
 ACE – Neuropsychology (interval time) 29 1.5 (0.7, 2.3)
 Psychiatry - Neuropsychology (interval time) 28 0.8 (0.5, 2.0)

Abbreviations: SD = Standard Deviation; TIA = Transient Ischemic Attack; Athero = Atherosclerosis; Q1 = 1st quartile; Q3 = 3rd quartile