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. 2017 Feb 1;17:21. doi: 10.1186/s12883-017-0793-6

Table 2.

Baseline Clinic features according to poor functional outcomes evaluated by mRS > 2

Clinic features Favorable outcomes (n = 1305) Poor functional outcomes (n = 1602) P
Age, y 60 (52, 71) 62 (53, 72) 0.003
Male, n (%) 954 (73.1) 1089 (68.0) <0.001
Tobacco use, n (%) 0.036
 Never 692 (53.0) 928 (57.9)
 Quit 126 (9.7) 137 (8.6)
 Current 436 (33.4) 481 (30.0)
Alcohol consumption, n (%) 0.006
 Never 811 (62.1) 1064 (66.4)
 Mild 266 (20.4) 250 (15.6)
 Moderate to severe 192 (14.7) 256 (16.0)
BMI(kg/m2) 24.6 (22.5,26.7) 24.5 (22.4,26.8) 0.637
NIHSS scales <0.001
 <9 1256 (96.2) 996 (62.2)
 9–18 30 (2.3) 474 (29.6)
  > 18 7 (0.5) 124 (7.7)
Creatinine (m mol L−1) 72.7 (60.0, 87.5) 70.0 (57.5,85.0) 0.002
LDL(m mol L−1) 2.8 (2.3,3.5) 2.9 (2.3,3.5) 0.290
HDL(m mol L−1) 1.2 (1.0,1.4) 1.2 (1.0,1.4) 0.125
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 140 (130,160) 150 (134,161) <0.001
Homocysteine (μmol L−1) 14.6 (11.4,19.8) 15.8 (12.3,21.4) <0.001
HOMA2-IR 1.8 (1.1,3.0) 2.0 (1.2,3.1) 0.055
Past medical history, yes, n (%)
 Coronary heart disease 146 (11.2) 203 (12.7) 0.230
 Hypertension 785 (60.2) 994 (62.0) 0.296
 Atrial fibrillation 53 (4.1) 98 (6.1) 0.013
Stroke types, n (%) <0.001
 Ischemic stroke 1059 (81.1) 1172 (73.2) <0.001
 Cardioembolic 44 (3.4) 91 (5.7)
 Large-artery atherosclerosis 565 (43.3) 819 (51.1)
 Small-artery occlusion Lacunar 367 (28.1) 200 (12.5)
 Other demonstrated or undemonstrated 38 (2.9) 25 (1.6)
 ICH 176 (13.5) 381(23.8)
 SAH 70 (5.4) 49 (3.1)
Glycometabolism status <0.001
 Diabetes mellitus 500 (38.3) 720 (44.9)
 Prediabetes 348 (26.7) 429 (26.8)
 Normoglycaemia 457 (35.0) 453 (28.3)

mRS modified Rankin scale, BMI body mass index, LDL low density lipoprotein, HDL high density lipoprotein, NIHSS the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, HOMA2-IR the correctly solved computer model for homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, IS ischemic stroke, ICH intra-cerebral hemorrhage, SAH subarachnoid hemorrhage