Table 1A.
Baseline characteristics of study cohort.
|
Age ≥ 80 (n = 71) No. (%) |
Age < 80 (n = 110) No. (%) |
P-value for difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGE | |||
| Mean ± SD | 85 ± 4 | 64 ± 12 | |
| Range | 80–96 | 29–79 | |
| GENDER | |||
| Female | 39 (55%) | 51 (46%) | 0.24 |
| Male | 32 (45%) | 59 (54%) | 0.24 |
| IV r-tPA | 24 (34%) | 49 (45%) | 0.14 |
| ADMISSION NIHSS | |||
| Median (IQR) | 18 (13–24) | 17 (10–22) | |
| Range | 3–42 | 1–28 | |
| LESION LOCATION | |||
| M1 | 40 (56%) | 67 (61%) | 0.51 |
| M2 | 12 (17%) | 13 (12%) | 0.35 |
| ICA | 7 (10%) | 18 (16%) | 0.25 |
| Tandem | 12 (17%) | 12 (11%) | 0.25 |
| RISK FACTORS | |||
| Atrial fibrillation | 47 (66%) | 43 (39%) | < 0.001 |
| Previous stroke/TIA | 20 (28%) | 18 (16%) | 0.05* |
| Hypertension | 54 (76%) | 70 (64%) | 0.09 |
| Current smoker | 4 (6%) | 30 (28%) | < 0.001 |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 47 (66%) | 61 (55%) | 0.14 |
| Diabetes | 18 (25%) | 24 (22%) | 0.64 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 26 (37%) | 23 (21%) | 0.02 |
| RECANALIZATION TIMES (MINUTES) | |||
| Onset to groin puncture, median [IQR] | 270 [198–422] | 274 [210–426] | 0.39 |
| Groin puncture to recanalization, median [IQR] | 35 [21–50] | 31 [22–41] | 0.47 |
| Onset to recanalization, median [IQR] | 300 [243–487] | 302 [243–458] | 0.35 |
Significant p-values < 0.05;
*
borderline significance.