Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of Chinese patients with acute ischemic stroke and with or without early consciousness disorder
| With ECD | Without ECD | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients, n (%) | 199 (35.0) | 370 (65.0) | —— |
| Mean age, yr | 66.7 ± 13.6 | 63.7 ± 14.2 | 0.016* |
| Women, n (%) | 103 (51.8) | 163 (44.1) | 0.079*** |
| Delay from symptom onset to admission, h | 13.9 ± 8.2 | 15.0 ± 8.5 | 0.130* |
| Median NIHSS score on admission | 16 (0–33) | 3.5 (0–19) | <0.001** |
| Median GCS score on admission | 10 (3–15) | 15 (9–15) | <0.001** |
| SBP ≥180 mmHg, n (%) | 16 (8.0) | 24 (6.5) | 0.489*** |
| DBP ≥ 100 mmHg, n (%) | 32 (16.1) | 43 (11.6) | 0.134*** |
| Serum glucose on admission, mmol/L | 8.53 ± 3.62 | 7.21 ± 2.85 | <0.001* |
| Stroke risk factors, n (%) | |||
| Hypertension | 119 (59.8) | 237 (64.1) | 0.317*** |
| Diabetes mellitus | 56 (28.1) | 90 (24.3) | 0.320*** |
| Hyperlipidemia | 34 (17.1) | 97 (26.2) | 0.014*** |
| Coronary heart disease | 29 (14.6) | 28 (7.6) | 0.008*** |
| Atrial fibrillation | 85 (42.7) | 70 (18.9) | <0.001*** |
| Valvular heart disease | 39 (19.6) | 35 (9.5) | 0.001*** |
| Current smoking | 43 (21.6) | 101 (27.3) | 0.137*** |
| Alcohol consumption | 38 (19.1) | 57 (15.4) | 0.260*** |
| Previous stroke | 34 (17.1) | 77 (20.8) | 0.285*** |
| History of head trauma | 2 (1.0) | 5 (1.4) | 1.000*** |
Abbreviations: DBP diastolic blood pressure, ECD early consciousness disorder, GCS Glasgow coma scale, NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, SBP systolic blood pressure
*Student’s t test
**Mann–Whitney U test
***χ 2 test