Table 2.
Baseline characteristic and multiple APT signal parameters of two groups AIS patients.
| Mean ±SD or n (%) or median (IQR) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AIS patients with good prognosis (n = 33) | AIS patients with poor prognosis (n = 22) | ||
| Sex, male | 22 (66.7) | 14 (63.6) | 0.817 |
| Age, y | 65.2 ± 11.9 | 67.5 ± 14.9 | 0.516 |
| Hypertension | 23 (69.7) | 15 (68.2) | 0.905 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 15 (45.5) | 10 (45.5) | 1.000 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 2 (6.1) | 3 (13.6) | 0.338 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 5.3 ± 1.4 | 5.3 ± 1.5 | 0.874 |
| Triglyceride, mmol/L | 1.6 ± 1.3 | 1.6 ± 1.5 | 0.963 |
| HDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 1.3 ± 0.3 | 1.2 ± 0.4 | 0.530 |
| HbA1c, % | 7.2 ± 2.9 | 7.5 ± 4.0 | 0.691 |
| LDL cholesterol, mmol/L | 3.0 ± 1.1 | 3.2 ± 1.2 | 0.497 |
| Smoking | 15 (45.5) | 10 (45.5) | 1.000 |
| NIHSS score | 3 (2–4) | 7.5 (5–10.5) | < 0.001 |
| Infarct volume (cm3) | 1.96 (0.98–4.52) | 14.12 (8.74–25.56) | 0.039 |
| APTWipsi (%) | −1.7 ± 0.6 | −2.6 ± 0.8 | < 0.001 |
| APTWcont (%) | −1.4 ± 1.8 | −1.1 ± 0.6 | 0.468 |
| ΔAPTW (%) | −0.6 ± 0.5 | −1.5 ± 0.7 | < 0.001 |
| APTWmax−min (%) | 0.7 ± 0.3 | 1.0 ± 0.2 | < 0.001 |
AIS, acute ischemic stroke; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein.