Table 1:
Clinical and demographic patient characteristics by symptom-to-MRI time and the presence of FVHa
| Characteristics | Group 1 (n = 191) |
Group 2 (n = 164) |
Group 3 (n = 104) |
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| FVH (−) (n = 74) | FVH (+) (n = 117) | P Value | FVH (−) (n = 63) | FVH (+) (n = 101) | P Value | FVH (−) (n = 44) | FVH (+) (n = 60) | P Value | |
| Women | 27 (36.5) | 37 (31.6) | .53 | 20 (31.7) | 27 (26.7) | .60 | 10 (22.7) | 20 (33.3) | .28 |
| Age (yr) | 60.7 ± 14.3 | 63.9 ± 12.5 | .11 | 66 (46–73) | 65.5 (54–74) | .88 | 55.1 ± 13.7 | 63.6 ± 11.0 | .001b |
| Symptom-to-admission time (days) | 3 (2–4) | 2 (1–4) | .05 | 5 (4–7) | 4 (3–7) | .21 | 16.5 (12–31) | 19.5 (12–30.75) | .79 |
| Risk factors | |||||||||
| Hypertension | 58 (78.4) | 82 (70.1) | .24 | 35 (55.6) | 70 (69.3) | .09 | 31 (70.5) | 45 (75) | .66 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 29 (39.2) | 28 (23.9) | .03b | 16 (25.4) | 36 (35.6) | .23 | 12 (27.3) | 13 (21.7) | .64 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 24 (32.4) | 43 (36.8) | .64 | 24 (38.1) | 30 (29.7) | .31 | 8 (18.2) | 8 (13.3) | .59 |
| Smoker | 24 (32.4) | 52 (44.4) | .13 | 25 (39.7) | 48 (47.5) | .34 | 19 (43.2) | 26 (43.3) | 1.00 |
| Coronary heart disease | 5 (6.8) | 6 (5.1) | .88 | 1 (1.6) | 6 (5.9) | .35 | 6 (13.6) | 5 (8.3) | .59 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 4 (5.4) | 8 (6.8) | .93 | 2 (3.2) | 1 (1.0) | .88 | 1 (2.3) | 2 (3.3) | 1.00 |
| Previous stroke | 18 (24.3) | 29 (24.8) | 1.00 | 9 (14.3) | 25 (24.8) | .12 | 9 (20.5) | 19 (31.7) | .27 |
| NIHSS score at admission | 4 (2–7) | 6 (3–10) | .02b | 4 (2–9) | 5 (2–9) | .32 | 5 (2–10) | 4.5 (2–9) | .56 |
| Hospitalization (days) | 10.5 (8–13) | 13 (10–16) | .001b | 12 (9–15) | 13 (9–15) | .95 | 13.5 (8–15) | 12.5 (9.25–16) | .94 |
| Outcome at discharge | |||||||||
| mRS | 2 (1–3) | 3 (2–4) | <.001b | 2 (1–3) | 3 (2–4) | .10 | 2.5 (1–4) | 3 (1.25–4) | .54 |
| mRS ≥ 2 | 54 (73.0) | 100 (85.5) | .04b | 43 (68.3) | 85 (84.2) | .02b | 31 (70.5) | 45 (75.0) | .66 |
| mRS ≥ 3 | 31 (41.9) | 70 (59.8) | .02b | 29 (46.0) | 52 (51.5) | .52 | 22 (50.0) | 34 (56.7) | .55 |
Note:—(−) indicates negative; (+), positive.
a
Data are No. (%), mean ± SD, and median (interquartile range).
b
P < .05.