Table 1.
Patients' characteristics.
| Variables | All study patients (N = 36) | Patients with stroke (N = 20) | Patients with mimics (N = 7) | Patients with TIA (N = 9) |
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| Female % | 44 | 50 | 42.9 | 22 |
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| Age median (IQR) | 71 (54/76) | 68 (51/76) | 59 (53/83) | 71 (57/82) |
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| Previous stroke in % (N) (unknown = 1) | 33 (12) | 40 (8) | 28 (2) | 22 (2) |
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| Previous TIA in % (N) | 6 (2) | 0 | 14 (1) | 11 (1) |
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| Copeptin in pmol/L Median (25%/75%) | 13.8 (9.1/48.5) | 19.1 (11.2/48.5) | 33.31 (7.57/255.7) | 9.4 (5.4/13.8) |
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| tPA administered in % (N) | 42 (15) | 70 (14) | 0 | 11 (1) |
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| Stroke severity, median NIHSS score (25%/75%) | 4 (2/9) | 7 (3/11) | 6 (1/9) | 2 (1/3) |
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| Length of inpatient stay in days Median (25%/75%) | 8 (4/10) | 9 (4/12) | 6 (5/8) | 6 (4/8) |
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| TOAST score in % (N) Large artery atherosclerosis Cardioembolism Small vessel occlusion Other determined aetiology Undetermined aetiology Unknown |
36.1 (13) 16.7 (6) 16.7 (6) — 2.8 (1) 27.8 (10) |
55 (11) 15 (3) 15 (3) — — 15 (3) |
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22.2 (2) 33.3 (3) 22.2 (2) — — 22.2 (2) |
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| Risk factors in % (N) Hypertension Diabetes mellitus Hypercholesterolemia Neurologic disorders Coronary heart disease |
83 (30) 33 (12) 19 (7) 22 (8) 11 (4) |
80 (16) 35 (7) 20 (4) 15 (3) 20 (4) |
86 (6) 29 (2) 14 (1) 43 (3) 0 |
67 (6) 33 (3) 22 (2) 22 (2) 0 |
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| Mortality within 1 year % (N) (unknown = 3) | 11 (4) | 19 (4) | 0 | 0 |