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. 2019 Mar 15;8(2-6):135–143. doi: 10.1159/000490580

Table 2.

Comparison of baseline clinical and demographic variables among AIS patients with and without mismatch

Mismatch No mismatch Significance
Number of patients 35 37
Age, years 64.6±15 66.5±14 0.597a
Male sex 57% 48.6% 0.471b
Median admission NIHSS score 17 (11–20) 11 (6–18) 0.011c
Hypertension 77% 83.4% 0.477b
 Admission systolic BP, mm Hg 159±30 152±30 0.345a
 Admission diastolic BP, mm Hg 89±14 89±21 0.998a
Diabetes mellitus 31.4% 43% 0.301b
 Admission glucose level, mg/dL 136.9±46.5 137±74 0.992a
Hyperlipidemia, mg/dL 57% 67.6% 0.361b
 LDL, mg/dL 100±37 107±44 0.493a
 HDL, mg/dL 40.3±13 48.8±21 0.052a
 Triglyceride, mg/dL 100.9±45 155.2±90 0.003a
 Cholesterol, mg/dL 161±41 186±51 0.03a
Coronary artery disease 20% 10.8% 0.279b
Congestive heart failure 20% 19% 0.908b
Atrial fibrillation 42.8% 18.9% 0.028b
Intravenous tPA rate 51.4% 27% 0.034b
Time from stroke onset to MRI, min 295±138 339±161 0.224a
MRI turnaround time, min 90±33 94±55 0.701a
Mortality 14.3% 5.4% 0.254d
Vessel occlusion 91.4% 18.9% 0.000b
Perfusion-diffusion mismatch 85.7% 56.8% 0.007b
Clinical diffusion mismatch 14.3% 43.2%
Endovascular therapy 71.4% 0% 0.000b

BP, blood pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; tPA, tissue plasminogen activator.

a

Student t test.

b

χ2 test.

c

Mann-Whitney U test.

d

Fisher exact test.