Table 2.

Patient Characteristics

Characteristic	All Patients	ACI due to LVO	ACI due to Non-LVO	ICH	CVD Mimics	P value LVO vs Other	P value CSC-Appropriate vs Other
N	94	45	26	18	5	–	–
Age (Mean, SD)	69.6 (12.9)	70.7 (11.5)	69.5 (14.0)	65.1 (13.1)	78.0 (16.8)	0.61	0.60
Sex Female (N, Percent)	46 (48.9)	23 (51.1)	12 (46.2)	8 (44.4)	3 (60.0)	0.69	0.94
Race (N, Percent)
Asian	4 (4.3)	2 (4.4)	2 (7.7)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0.49	0.98
Black	21 (22.3)	12 (26.7)	5 (19.2)	4 (27.2)	0 (0.0)	0.49	0.98
White	68 (72.3)	31 (68.9)	18 (69.2)	14 (77.8)	5 (100)	0.49	0.98
Other	1(1.1)	0(0.0)	1(3.8)	0(0.0)	0 (0.0)	0.49	0.98
Ethnicity – Hispanic (N, %t)	12 (12.8)	3 (6.7)	3 (11.5)	5 (27.8)	1 (20.0)	0.47	0.98
Prehospital LAMS
Mean, SD	3.7 (1.3)	4.1 (1.2)	2.8 (1.3)	4.1 (1.1)	2.4 (0.9)	0.001	<0.001
Median, IQR	4.0 (3.0–5.0)	5 (3.5–5)	3 (1.5–4)	4.5 (3.0–5.0)	3.0 (1.5–3.0)	0.001	<0.001
Prehospital GCS
Mean, SD	14.2 (1.6)	13.8 (1.8)	14.4 (1.7)	14.7 (1.0)	14.4 (0.9)	0.16	0.32
Median, IQR	15.0 (14.0–15.0)	15 (13–15)	15 (15–15)	15.0 (15.0–15.0)	15.0 (13.5–15.0)	0.05	0.01
ED NIHSS
Mean, SD	11.1 (9.4)	13.5 (10.1)	6.1 (7.9)	13.7 (5.5)	6.8 (11.3)	0.002	<0.001
Median, IQR	9.0 (2–18)	14 (4.5–21.5)	3 (1–8)	12.5 (9.0–18.3)	2.0 (1.5–14.5)	0.001	0.03
Prestroke Modified Rankin Scale (Median, IQR)	0.0 (0.0–0.0)	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0–0.0)	0.0 (0.0–0.0)	0.48	0.86
Hypertension (N, Percent)	65 (69.1)	33 (73.3)	19 (73.1)	9 (50.0)	4 (80.0)	0.98	0.45
Diabetes (N, Percent)	18 (19.1)	9 (20.0)	5 (19.2)	2 (11.1)	2 (40.0)	0.94	0.55
Hyperlipidemia (N, Percent)	44 (46.8)	26 (57.8)	14 (53.8)	0 (0.0)	4 (80.0)	0.75	0.13
Atrial fibrillation (N, Percent)	26 (27.7)	15 (33.3)	9 (34.6)	1 (5.6)	1 (20.0)	0.91	0.48
Smoking (N, Percent)	17 (18.1)	9 (20.0)	7 (26.9)	3 (16.7)	1 (20.0)	0.63	0.73
Prior Ischemic Stroke (N, Percent)	10 (10.6)	5 (11.1)	4 (15.4)	0 (0.0)	1 (20.0)	0.60	0.27
Prior TIA (N, Percent)	8 (8.5)	2 (4.4)	2 (7.7)	2 (11.1)	2 (40.0)	0.57	0.28
Any alcohol use (N, Percent)	39 (41.5)	22 (48.9)	8 (30.8)	8 (44.4)	1 (20.0)	0.14	0.86