Table 3. Correlation between NIHSS and clinical characteristics of the patients.
| Abbreviations | NIHSS | |
|---|---|---|
| r value(Spearson or Wilcoxon) | P value | |
| Age | 0.148 | 0.010 |
| Gender | -14.516 | <.001 |
| BMI | 0.039 | 0.499 |
| Hypertension | -14.847 | <.001 |
| Hyperlipemia | -14.925 | <.001 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | -14.754 | <.001 |
| Smoke | -14.643 | <.001 |
| WBC | 0.191 | 0.001 |
| Lymphocytes | -0.214 | <.001 |
| Eosinophils | -0.451 | <.001 |
| Eosinophil percentage | -0.617 | <.001 |
| RBC | 0.029 | 0.612 |
| Platelet | 0.045 | 0.440 |
| LDL-c | -0.261 | <.001 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; WBC, white blood count; RBC, red blood count; LDL-c, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; NIHSS, national institute of health stroke scale.