Table 6.
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 5.
| Elderly n = 89 |
Young n = 89 |
Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
p | Standardized Difference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender, n (%) | 1.0 | (0.55–1.82) | 1.000 | 0.00% | ||||
| Male | 52 | (58.4) | 52 | (58.4) | – | – | – | |
| Female | 37 | (41.6) | 37 | (41.6) | – | – | – | |
| COPD | – | – | – | |||||
| Yes | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | – | – | – | |
| No | 89 | (100) | 89 | (100) | – | – | – | |
| SBP (mmHg) | 167.3 | ±52.4 | 167.5 | ±45.0 | – | 0.985 | –0.28% | |
| Hb (mg/dL) | 12.1 | ±2.2 | 12.1 | ±2.2 | – | 0.970 | –0.57% | |
| Na (mg/dL) | 138.2 | ±3.9 | 138.1 | ±4.5 | – | 0.789 | 4.02% | |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 210.0 | ±108.2 | 199.1 | ±89.9 | – | 0.470 | 10.86% | |
| Alcohol > 50, n (%) | 4 | (4.5) | 4 | (4.5) | 1.0 | (0.24–4.13) | 1.000 | 0.00% |
| GCS | 7.0 | ±4.2 | 6.6 | ±4.0 | – | 0.525 | – | |
| ≤8, n (%) | 61 | (68.5) | 67 | (75.3) | 0.9 | (0.38–1.90) | 0.837 | – |
| 9–12, n (%) | 13 | (14.6) | 8 | (9.0) | 1.5 | (0.48–4.76) | 0.569 | – |
| ≥13, n (%) | 15 | (16.9) | 14 | (15.7) | – | – | – | |
| Motor response | 3.2 | ±1.9 | 3.1 | ±1.8 | – | 0.873 | – | |
CI = confidence interval; GCS = Glasgow Coma Scale; Hb = hemoglobin; Na = Sodium; SBP = systolic blood pressure.