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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2015 May 18;24(8):1832–1840. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2015.04.012

Table 2.

Baseline Clinical and Imaging Characteristics Associated with Mild and Non-Mild Symptoms in Patients with Proximal, Distal, and No Occlusion on MRA*

Proximal
Distal
MRA-Negative
NIHSS <= 4 (n=4) NIHSS > 4 (n=26) p NIHSS <= 4 (n=11) NIHSS > 4 (n=25) p NIHSS <= 4 (n=20) NIHSS > 4 (n=5) p
Age (y) 82[71.5–83.75] 76.5[66.5–86] 1 80[56.5–82] 78[68–83] 0.68 70[60–85] 74.5[60.5–81] 0.89
Sex (Female) 3(75) 10(38.5) 1 6(54.5) 17(68) 0.69 5(25) 3(60) 0.33
Admit NIHSS 1.5[1–2.5] 14.5[10–16.75] --- 3[2.5–3.5] 10[7–14] --- 6[5–7] 1[0.75–3] ---
Baseline PWI (mL) 207.3[171.5–237.3] 203.4[162.9–224.6] 0.98 107.8[55.42–150.7] 129.5[97.64–160.2] 0.34 18.98[17.37–30.67] 12.57[3.23–42.14] 0.87
Baseline DWI (mL) 4.11[1.56–10.43] 7.29[2.94–44.64] 0.36 3.58[2.79–8.15] 32.13[17.48–46.38] <.001 1.68[1.06–10.48] 1.16[0.39–3.40] 0.27
Baseline MM (mL) 192.7[153.8–232.5] 162.8[146.7–214.3] 0.54 101.1[51.77–142.9] 85.88[65.63–121.9] 0.95 17.3[16.31–17.57] 8.66[1.16–41.1] 1
Onset-Baseline MRI Time (min) 264.3[185–535.5] 123.2[83.52–481.7] 0.46 168[128.4–617.8] 168.6[117.7–326.2] 0.97 279.5[109.9–638.4] 158.8[113.2–508.9] 0.97
Initial Growth Velocity (mL/hr) 0.82[0.40–2.36] 4.67[1.12–11.68] 0.23 1.28[0.25–4.68] 5.94[3.46–15.2] 0.01 0.42[0.07–0.61] 0.36[0.31–1.23] .536
Hypertension 3(75) 19(73.1) 1 6(54.5) 19(76) 0.37 3(60) 13(65) 1
Diabetes Mellitus 0(0) 7(26.9) 0.58 2(18.2) 4(16) 1 1(20) 3(15) 1
Atrial Fibrillation 1(25) 16(61.54) 0.41 3(27.3) 11(25) 0.56 1(20) 5(25) 1
Hyperlipidemia 1(25) 8(30.77) 1 6(54.5) 17(68) 0.69 0(0) 10(50) 0.13
IV t-PA Treated 1(25) 7(27) 1 3(27) 8(25) 1 2(10) 2(40) 0.34
Lesion Side (Right) 2(50) 13(50) 1 7(63.6) 13(52) 0.78 13(65) 2(40) 0.61
*

Data are expressed as n (%) or median [IQR25–75].