Table 3.
Predictors of good clinical outcome.
| Variable | Good outcome n = 33 |
Poor outcome n = 37 |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age,y | 53.8 ± 2.0 | 60.7 ± 2.0 | 0.012 |
| Female sex, n (%) | 13.8 (39.4) | 16 (43.2) | 0.934 |
| NIHSS score on admission, median (IQR) | 20 (18–22) | 21 (20–22.5) | 0.064 |
| Vascular risk factors, n (%) | |||
| Hypertension | 17 (51.5) | 25 (67.6) | 0.261 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 5 (15.2) | 16 (43.2) | 0.022 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 10 (30.3) | 14 (37.8) | 0.681 |
| Dyslipidemia | 18 (54.5) | 23 (62.2) | 0.687 |
| Current smoking | 17 (51.5) | 15 (40.5) | 0.497 |
| Cardioembolic stroke etiology, n (%) | 13 (39.3) | 20 (54) | 0.324 |
| Large artery disease, n (%) | 14 (51.8) | 19 (44.1) | 0.704 |
| ASPECT >7, n (%) | 26 (87) | 16 (55.2) | 0.017 |
| Admission glucose, mg/dL | 126 ± 38.5 | 187 ± 67.6 | 0.002 |
| Occlusion site, n (%) | |||
| Carotid T occlusion | 2 (21.6) | 8 (6.1) | 0.09 |
| MCA/ICA tandem occlusion | 5 (13.2) | 5 (15.2) | 1.00 |
| Basilar thrombosis | 3 (9.1) | 8 (21.6) | 0.267 |
| Time issues | |||
| Onset to groin puncture, min | 187.5 (150–240) | 240 (180–300) | 0.088 |
| Onset to recanalization, min | 245 (216–314) | 315 (240–360) | 0.023 |
| Onset to recanalization >5 h* | 7 (22) | 14 (61) | 0.008 |
| Successful recanalization, n (%) | |||
| (TICI 2b, 3) | 28 (85) | 19 (51.4) | 0.006 |
| Number of stent deployment | 1 (1-2) | 2 (2-3) | 0.008 |
| IV thrombolysis, n (%) | 19 (57.6) | 14 (37.8) | 0.158 |
| Symptomatic ICH, n (%) | 0 (0) | 8 (21.6) | 0.006 |
Values are mean (SD), median (IQR), or n (%) as appropriate.
NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, mRS: modified Rankin Score, ASPECT; Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score for MCA territory stroke, and ICH: intracerebral hemorrhage.
A two-sided P value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. NS: not significant.
*Patients who achieved successful recanalization were included in the analysis.