Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of ischemic stroke subtypes
| Characteristic | Stroke severity at admission | Acute functional outcome | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mild (NIHSS ≤ 6) (n = 477) | Severe (NIHSS ≥ 7) (n = 301) | P | Good (mRS ≤ 1) (n = 189) | Poor (mRS ≥ 7) (n = 589) | P | |
| Age (year) | 63.8±12.3 | 64.3±12.9 | 0.569 | 64.5±12.4 | 63.9±12.6 | 0.566 |
| Sex (male) | 297(62.3) | 178(59.1) | 0.384 | 118(62.4) | 357(60.6) | 0.655 |
| Hypertension | 321(67.3) | 198(65.8) | 0.662 | 139(73.5) | 380(64.5) | 0.022* |
| Diabetes | 163(34.2) | 85(28.2) | 0.084 | 59(31.2) | 189(32.1) | 0.823 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 89(18.7) | 43(14.3) | 0.114 | 35(18.5) | 97(16.5) | 0.514 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 67(14.0) | 74(24.6) | < 0.001* | 25(13.2) | 116(19.7) | 0.045* |
| Smoking | 163(34.2) | 105(34.9) | 0.839 | 58(30.7) | 210(35.7) | 0.211 |
| Drinking | 105(22.0) | 62(20.6) | 0.64 | 37(19.6) | 130(22.1) | 0.467 |
Data are expressed as n (percent), except age. The data for age are expressed as the mean ± SD. *P < 0.05 (chi-square or independent samples t-test). NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; mRS: Modified Rankin Scale.