Table 2. Subgroup analysis of patients with dysphagia.

	Dysphagia without tube feeding (n = 81)		Dysphagia with tube feeding (n = 37)		p
Age	64.0±14.0		68.9±15.2		0.091
NIHSS at baseline	8.2±6.5		13.4±6.8		0.000
Male gender	72.8%	59/81	51.4%	19/37	0.022
Arterial hypertension	75.0%	60/80	75.0%	27/36	1.000
Hypercholesterolaemia	64.2%	52/81	56.8%	21/37	0.440
Diabetes mellitus	19.8%	16/81	24.3%	9/37	0.573
Smoking	38.4%	28/73	39.4%	13/33	0.919
Anterior stroke territory	79.0%	64/81	83.8%	31/37	0.624
Posterior stroke territory	18.5%	15/81	8.1%	3/37	0.176
Anterior and posterior stroke territory	2.5%	2/81	8.1%	3/37	0.177
Brainstem involvement	19.8%	16/81	10.8%	4/37	0.230
Thrombolysis	50.6%	41/81	67.6%	25/37	0.085