Table 1.

Baseline characteristics and MRI findings of 39 acute ischemic stroke patients with proximal artery occlusion.

Clinical Characteristics
Age, years, mean ± SD	70.5 ± 12.7
Female, n (%)	22 (56.41)
Hypertension, n (%)	28 (71.79)
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)	6 (19.35)
Hyperlipidemia, n (%)	16 (41.03)
Coronary artery disease, n (%)	9 (23.08)
Atrial fibrillation, n (%)	11 (28.01)
Current smoking, n (%)	11 (28.01)
WMHV, cm3, median (IQR)	6 (3.4 – 9.6)
lnWMHV, mean ± SD	8.13±7.65
NIHSS, median (IQR)	16 (14-20)
DWIv, cm3, median (IQR)	17.7 (9.9-26)

Abbreviations: DWI - diffusion weighted imaging, lnWMHV - natural logarithm transformed white matter hyperintensity volume, WMH - white matter hyperintensity, WMHV - white matter hyperintensity volume