Table 2.
Clinical Characteristics of Stroke and Stroke mimics
| True Stroke (n = 240) |
Stroke Mimic (n = 17) |
Odds Ratio of Stroke mimic (95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female, n (%) | 81 (33.6%) | 9 (52.9%) | 2.19 (0.83–5.75) | 0.109 |
| Age, mean (SD) | 66 (13) | 57 (17) | 0.96 (0.92–0.99) | 0.011 |
| Age group < 50, n (%) | 36 (15%) | 6 (35.3%) | 3.17 (1.13–8.90) | 0.041 |
| SBP, mmHg, mean (SD) | 160 (28) | 161 (34) | 1.00 (0.99–1.02) | 0.849 |
| DBP, mmHg, mean (SD) | 91 (20) | 90 (15) | 1.00 (0.97–1.02) | 0.801 |
| Seizure, n (%) | 2 (0.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2.72 (0.06–116) | 0.706 |
| Migraine, n (%) | 2 (0.8%) | 3 (17.6%) | 23.0 (3.60–147) | < 0.001 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 146 (60.8%) | 6 (35.3%) | 0.36 (0.13–0.99) | 0.038 |
| Hyperlipidemia, n (%) | 101 (42.1%) | 5 (29.4%) | 0.60 (0.21–1.71) | 0.305 |
| Diabetes Mellitus, n (%) | 53 (22.1%) | 5 (29.4%) | 1.54 (0.54–4.43) | 0.485 |
| Atrial Fibrillation, n (%) | 32 (13.3%) | 1 (5.9%) | 0.58 (0.10–3.31) | 0.375 |
| History of Psychiatric Illness, n (%) | 7 (2.9%) | 3 (17.6%) | 7.52 (1.79–31.5) | 0.022 |
| NIHSS on presentation, median (range) | 9 (1–32) | 6 (2–30) | 0.98 (0.91–1.05) | 0.529 |
DBP indicates diastolic blood pressure, NIHSS National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; SBP systolic blood pressure