Table 4.
Comparison of GCS score and motor response components in the selected propensity–score matched cohort of elderly and young adult patients with head AIS of 3.
| Elderly n = 162 |
Young n = 162 |
Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
p | Standardized Difference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, n (%) | 1.0 | (0.65–1.54) | 1.000 | 0.00% | ||||
| Male | 85 | (52.5) | 85 | (52.5) | – | – | – | |
| Female | 77 | (47.5) | 77 | (47.5) | – | – | – | |
| COPD | ||||||||
| Yes | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | – | – | – | |
| No | 162 | (100) | 162 | (100) | – | – | – | |
| SBP (mmHg) | 157.4 | ±31.9 | 156.7 | ±31.5 | – | 0.838 | 2.28% | |
| Hb (mg/dL) | 12.8 | ±1.8 | 12.9 | ±1.9 | – | 0.802 | –2.79% | |
| Na (mg/dL) | 138.4 | ±3.8 | 138.4 | ±3.2 | – | 0.899 | 1.41% | |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 158.5 | ±72.4 | 155.9 | ±62.0 | – | 0.727 | 3.88% | |
| Alcohol > 50, n (%) | 4 | (2.5) | 4 | (2.5) | 1.0 | (0.25–4.07) | 1.000 | 0.00% |
| GCS | 14.1 | ±2.2 | 13.1 | ±3.3 | – | 0.002 | – | |
| ≤8, n (%) | 8 | (4.9) | 25 | (15.4) | 0.3 | (0.12–0.63) | 0.002 | – |
| 9–12, n (%) | 10 | (6.2) | 13 | (8.0) | 0.7 | (0.28–1.56) | 0.389 | – |
| ≥13, n (%) | 144 | (88.9) | 124 | (76.5) | – | – | – | |
| Motor response | 5.7 | ±0.8 | 5.5 | ±1.0 | – | 0.029 | – | |
CI = confidence interval; GCS = Glasgow Coma Scale; Hb = hemoglobin; Na = Sodium; SBP = systolic blood pressure.