Table 1.

Characteristic of acute ischemic stroke patients admitted in ED.

Variables	Died (n = 118)	Discharges (n = 184)	OR	p value
Age (years)
>65	47 (35.4%)	86 (64.6%)
<65	71 (42%)	98 (58%)	1.33	0.238
Gender
Male	71 (37.4%)	119 (62.6%)
Female	47 (42%)	65 (58%)	1.21	0.429
Location
Urban	60 (32.8%)	123 (67.2%)
Rural	54 (40.1%)	63 (53.9%)	0.844	0.476
Hypertension
Yes	64 (40.5)	92 (59.5)
No	54 (37%)	91 (67%)	1.16	0.429
Diabetes mellitus
Yes	10 (52.6%)	09 (47.4%)
No	108 (38.3%)	174 (61.7%)	1.79	0.215
Heart disease
Yes	10 (62.5%)	06 (37.5%)
No	108 (38.3%)	174 (61.7%)	2.75	0.048
Previous stroke
Yes	12 (46.1%)	14 (53.9%)
No	106 (46.1%)	170 (53.9%)	1.37	0.439
Smoking
Yes	10 (40.6%)	26 (59.4%)
No	108 (27.8%)	158 (72.2%)	0.562	0.139
Alcohol
Yes	18 (29.6%)	45 (74.4%)
No	100 (41.8%)	139 (58.2%)	0.556	0.056
Delay of arrival (hours)
≤24	62 (45.9%)	73 (54.1%)
>24	56 (49.1%)	58 (50.9%)	0.7964	0.376
(GCS < 10)
Yes	74 (70.5%)	31 (29.5%)	8.3
No	44 (22.3%)	153 (77.7%)		≤0.001
Fever
Yes	42 (76.4%)	13 (23.6%)
No	76 (30.8%)	171 (69.2%)	7.269	0.01
Brain CT (hours)
≤24	44 (25.3%)	130 (74.7%)
>24	74 (54.8%)	54 (42.2%)	2.337	≤0.001
Hyperglycemia
Yes	27 (57.5%)	21 (42.5%)
No	91 (38.1%)	148 (61.9%)	2.22	0.002
Anemia
Yes	17 (53.1%)	15 (46.9%)
No	101 (42.1%)	139 (57.9%)	5.833	0.038
Renal failure
Yes	08 (50%)	08 (50%)
No	110 (54.7%)	91 (45.3%)	1.644	0.335
Poststroke pneumonia
Yes	57 (76%)	18 (24%)
No	61 (26.9%)	166 (73.1%)	9.333	≤0.001
Urinary tract infection
Yes	15 (83.3%)	03 (16.7%)	9.337	≤0.001
No	103 (36.3%)	181 (63.7%)
Cutaneous infections
Yes	2 (22.2%)	7 (77.7%)
No	116 (39.6%)	177 (60.4%)	1.311	0.384
Length of stay (days)
≤7	92 (38.2%)	149 (61.8%)
>7	26 (42.6%)	35 (57.4%)	1.311	0.384