Table 3.

Comparison of early NIHSS scores between groups.

	NIHSS at admission	3dNIHSS	5dNIHSS	Z #	P
Urokinase group (M (P25, P75))	7.29 (5.00, 9.00)	6.71 (4.00, 11.00)	5.57 (3.00, 9.00)	–1.886	0.059
Urokinase + tirofiban group(M (P25, P75))	7.00 (4.00, 9.25)	3.30 (1.00, 4.50)	2.60 (1.75, 4.25)	–2.670	0.008
Z*	0.000	–2.114	–2.085
P	1.000	0.035	0.037

NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; 3dNIHSS: NIHSS at day 3; 5dNIHSS: NIHSS at day 5; M: median; P25: 25th percentile; P75: 75th percentile. *Mann–Whitney U test was applied between groups; #signed rank test was applied within the group.