Table 1.
Total number (n = 249) | Low ABCD2 score (n = 33) | High ABCD2 score (n = 216) | |
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Demographics | |||
Age, years | 63.9 ± 14.4 | 58.3 ± 13.5 | 64.7 ± 14.4 |
Male | 111 (45) | 12 (36) | 99 (46) |
Caucasian | 118 (47) | 20 (61) | 98 (45) |
African-American | 104 (42) | 10 (30) | 94 (44) |
Hispanic | 21 (8) | 3 (9) | 18 (8) |
Asian | 6 (2) | 0 | 6 (3) |
Medical comorbidities | |||
Hypertension | 183 (73) | 21 (63) | 162 (75) |
High cholesterol | 125 (50) | 13 (39) | 112 (52) |
Atrial fibrillation | 21 (9) | 1 (3) | 20 (9) |
CAD | 57 (23) | 8 (24) | 49 (23) |
Current smoker | 58 (23) | 7 (21) | 51 (24) |
Prior TIA | 38 (15) | 5 (15) | 33 (15) |
Prior stroke | 54 (22) | 8 (24) | 46 (21) |
Diabetes | 71 (29) | 4 (12) | 67 (31) |
Hospitalization characteristics | |||
Initial systolic BP in the ED, mm Hg | 146 ± 29 | 134 ± 37 | 147 ± 27 |
Initial diastolic BP in the ED, mm Hg | 79 ± 17 | 75 ± 18 | 79 ± 16 |
Motor symptoms | 145 (58) | 3 (9) | 142 (66) |
Speech disturbances | 128 (51) | 9 (27) | 119 (55) |
Duration of episode | (n = 208) | (n = 28) | (n = 180) |
<10 min | 35 (17) | 14 (50) | 21 (12) |
10–59 min | 72 (35) | 8 (29) | 64 (36) |
>59 min, <24 h | 101 (49) | 6 (21) | 95 (53) |
Single episode at presentation | 212 (85) | 28 (85) | 184 (85) |
DWI MRI | (n = 211) | (n = 27) | (n = 184) |
Abnormal | 61 (29) | 5 (19) | 56 (30) |
Length of stay, days | |||
Mean ± SD | 2.6 ± 3.2 | 2.7 ± 3.6 | 2.6 ± 3.1 |
Median (IQR) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) |
Discharge disposition | |||
Home or left AMA | 233 (94) | 31 (94) | 202 (94) |
Inpatient rehabilitation | 11 (4) | 2 (6) | 9 (4) |
Long-term acute care | 3 (1) | 0 | 3 (1) |
Transfer to another hospital | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Expired | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Symptomatic carotid stenosis >50% | 15 (6) | 2 (6) | 13 (6) |
Data are given as n (%) or mean ± SD, unless otherwise indicated. CAD = Coronary artery disease; BP = blood pressure; IQR = interquartile range; AMA = against medical advice.