Table 3.

Baseline characteristics between severe and mild LA patients

	Mild LA (n = 205)	Severe LA (n = 86)	P value
SAP (%)	15 (7)	24 (28)	<0.001
Age, y	62 ± 13	74 ± 10	<0.001
Sex, male (%)	138 (67)	47 (55)	0.040
Hyperlipidemia (%)	85 (41)	31 (36)	0.389
Atrial fibrillation (%)	35 (17)	18 (21)	0.437
Initial NIHSS [IQR]	6 [1–6]	6 [2–7]	0.219
Impaired consciousness (%)	13 (6)	12 (14)	0.034
Dysphagia (%)	31 (16)	22 (26)	0.062

SAP stroke-associated pneumonia, LA leukoaraiosis, NIHSS National Institute of Health Stroke Scale