Table 2.
Systolic blood pressure, measured before and immediately after event, by stroke subtypes
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Patients assessed within 3 h |
All patients |
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| n | Maximum premorbid (mm Hg) | 10-year mean premorbid (mm Hg) | Most recent premorbid (mm Hg) | First post event (mm Hg) | n | Maximum premorbid (mm Hg) | 10-year mean premorbid (mm Hg) | Most recent premorbid (mm Hg) | First post event (mm Hg) | ||
| Ischaemic stroke | 294 | 179·7 (28·6) | 147·9 (15·2) | 140·6 (20·5) | 158·5 (30·1) | 523 | 180·9 (29·6) | 148·6 (15·8) | 140·8 (21·3) | 158·1 (30·5) | |
| Intracerebral haemorrhage | 68 | 177·7 (26·1) | 149·1 (17·9) | 146·3 (22·5) | 189·8 (38·5) | 113 | 174·5 (27·2) | 147·7 (17·7) | 143·9 (22·1) | 182·8 (37·6) | |
| No previous hypertension | |||||||||||
| Ischaemic stroke | 94 | 158·4 (21·8) | 140·4 (14·0) | 133·8 (17·9) | 150·3 (28·1) | 171 | 160·5 (23·1) | 140·2 (14·1) | 135·2 (18·1) | 151·3 (29·8) | |
| Intracerebral haemorrhage | 23 | 161·7 (23·4) | 140·2 (14·9) | 142·2 (18·8) | 191·4 (35·8) | 46 | 157·4 (24·4) | 138·8 (16·1) | 139·5 (16·9) | 176·5 (36·2) | |
| Previous hypertension | |||||||||||
| Ischaemic stroke | 200 | 189·7 (25·9) | 151·1 (14·7) | 143·8 (20·9) | 162·3 (30·4) | 352 | 190·9 (27·1) | 152·3 (15·1) | 143·5 (22·1) | 161·4 (30·4) | |
| Intracerebral haemorrhage | 45 | 186·0 (23·7) | 153·2 (17·8) | 148·4 (24·1) | 189·0 (40·1) | 67 | 186·1 (22·5) | 153·1 (16·5) | 147·0 (24·6) | 187·1 (38·2) | |
| Location of intracerebral haemorrhage | |||||||||||
| Lobar | 26 | 164·1 (21·9) | 140·6 (16·0) | 142·5 (20·1) | 178·5 (32·0) | 45 | 164·8 (24·7) | 142·5 (16·5) | 141·6 (19·0) | 174·5 (34·2) | |
| Deep or posterior | 40 | 186·7 (25·6) | 154·8 (17·5) | 149·4 (24·2) | 193·8 (38·9) | 66 | 181·0 (27·4) | 151·3 (18·0) | 145·8 (24·1) | 186·2 (37·3) | |
| TOAST subtype | |||||||||||
| Cardioembolic | 132 | 180·4 (29·1) | 148·3 (15·5) | 140·5 (21·4) | 159·5 (30·2) | 211 | 183·1 (29·7) | 148·7 (15·7) | 139·1 (21·5) | 159·0 (31·0) | |
| Large artery | 26 | 186·3 (26·4) | 148·7 (13·7) | 141·0 (23·5) | 154·6 (26·6) | 37 | 186·4 (26·7) | 150·5 (14·8) | 145·8 (26·6) | 160·9 (28·8) | |
| Small vessel | 14 | 170·6 (26·5) | 146·8 (16·6) | 145·6 (29·2) | 173·3 (33·8) | 48 | 175·7 (28·5) | 148·6 (17·7) | 146·7 (23·8) | 169·4 (27·3) | |
| Undetermined | 40 | 175·0 (30·5) | 145·8 (17·9) | 139·4 (17·1) | 152·5 (30·4) | 77 | 179·2 (30·0) | 148·1 (17·7) | 141·0 (17·4) | 157·7 (29·1) | |
| Unknown | 64 | 183·7 (24·9) | 149·7 (12·2) | 141·4 (18·3) | 160·3 (31·2) | 120 | 180·4 (29·3) | 148·9 (14·1) | 139·9 (20·5) | 153·1 (32·8) | |
| More than one cause | 8 | 168·5 (30·2) | 138·3 (16·4) | 129·1 (14·2) | 150·5 (25·4) | 15 | 176·9 (28·5) | 142·6 (14·8) | 137·1 (21·0) | 147·9 (21·6) | |
| Other known cause | 10 | 167·7 (39·4) | 147·3 (21·0) | 141·7 (18·8) | 152·4 (24·6) | 15 | 170·4 (36·8) | 147·7 (18·6) | 142·1 (16·3) | 154·3 (23·8) | |
Data are mean (SD). TOAST=Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment.