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. 2015 Mar 20;10(3):e0120230. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120230

Table 1. Characteristics of the patients.

Median, IQR All Good outcome Poor Outcome Recanalized Non-recanalized
N = 99 N = 54 N = 43 N = 77 N = 20
Clinical data
Age (years) 70 56–82 63.9* 78 73.2 70.8
56–82 54–78 57–85 56–83 52–81
Gender (n,%) male 57 35/54 21/43 48/77 9/20
57% 64% 49% 62% 45%
Initial NIHSS 13 11* 19 13 15
8–19 7–14 12–22 8–19 11–19
Day 1 NIHSS 9 4* 16 9** 15
3–17 2–8 11–19 3–15 7–19
3-month mRS 0–2 (n, %) 54/97 54 0 31/75 12/20
56% 100% 0% 41% 60%
Glycaemic data
Initial CGT (mmol/l) 6.7 6.2* 7.4 6.8 6.7
5.8–8.1 5.4–7.1 6.4–8.4 5.8–8.1 6–8
Mean 24-h CGT (mmol/l) 5.8 5.6* 6.1 5.8 5.9
5.3–6.6 5.1–6.3 5.5–7 5.2–6.6 5.3–6.6
Insulin regimen (SIT) n,% 46 26/54 18/43 35/77 9/20
46% 48% 42% 45% 45%
MRI data
Time to FU MRI (hours) 29.7 30 30.2 30.8 27
26.3–36.1 26.4–35.7 26.5–39.8 27.7–36.5 25.3–31.2
Recanalization (n, %) 77/9 44/52 31/43 77 0
79% 85% 71% 100% 0%
Initial Volume (cm3) 8.8 4.8* 12.6 8.5 11.4
2.6–19 0.9–17.1 6.8–32.3 2.2–24.4 3.5–33.3
Follow-up volume (cm3) 23.9 14.3* 54.9 22.5** 63.1
5.8–72 2–31.2 18.9–144.6 4.8–55.8 6.2–155
ADCabs (x 10 –6 mm 2 /s) 730 776* 656 756** 585
598–807 678–824 488–782 658–819 414–713
ADCcl (x 10 –6 mm 2 /s) 796 791 802 805 786
763–858 752–856 779–859 770–862 734–813
ADCratio 0.90 0.94* 0.79 0.92** 0.74
0.78–0.97 0.89–1 0.64–0.91 0.81–0.97 0.50–0.87

* p< 0.05 for the comparison between poor and good clinical outcome;

** p<0.05 for the comparison between recanalized and non-recanalized patients: mRS: modified Rankin scale: CGT: Capillary Glucose Test, SIT: Subcutaneous insulin therapy: FU: Follow-up.