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. 2020 May 13;5(3):245–251. doi: 10.1177/2396987320923447

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics by AF status and treatment allocation.


AF

No AF
Characteristic ControlMean ± SD (N)[Median] (IQR) OR % (n/N) EVTMean ± SD (N) [Median] (IQR)OR % (n/N) ControlMean ± SD (N)[Median] (IQR)OR % (n/N) EVTMean ± SD (N)[Median] (IQR)OR % (n/N)
Age (years) 72.8 ± 9.4 (223)[74.0] (67.0, 79.0) 72.8 ± 10.1 (224)
[73.0] (67.0, 80.1)
63.6 ± 13.6 (459)
[64.7] (55.0, 74.0)
63.1 ± 13.7 (443)
[63.0] (54.0, 74.0)
Female gender 49.8% (111/223) 47.8% (107/224) 44.8% (206/460) 49.0% (217/443)
NIHSS at baseline 16.8 ± 5.4 (223)
[17.0] (14.0, 20.5)
17.5 ± 4.8 (223)
[18.0] (14.5, 21.0)
16.9 ± 5.7 (457)
[17.0] (13.0, 21.0)
16.5 ± 5.2 (440)
[17.0] (13.0, 20.0)
tPA delivered 79.4% (177/223) 73.2% (164/224) 92.0% (424/461) 89.2% (395/443)
Diabetes mellitus 17.9% (40/223) 21.0% (47/224) 17.6% (81/461) 15.1% (67/443)
Hypertension 74.9% (167/223) 68.8% (154/224) 51.6% (238/461) 48.5% (215/443)
ASPECTS at baseline 8.1 ± 1.7 (219)
[8.0] (7.0, 9.0)
8.0 ± 1.7 (222)
[8.0] (7.0, 9.0)
7.6 ± 1.9 (452)
[8.0] (7.0, 9.0)
7.7 ± 1.7 (439)
[8.0] (7.0, 9.0)
Occlusion location
 Not available 7.2% (16/223) 6.3% (14/224) 5.6% (26/461) 4.7% (21/443)
 ICA 24.2% (54/223) 27.2% (61/224) 29.3% (135/461) 27.8% (123/443)
 M1 61.0% (136/223) 55.8% (125/224) 55.7% (257/461) 58.5% (259/443)
 M2 7.6% (17/223) 10.7% (24/224) 9.3% (43/461) 8.8% (39/443)
 Other 0.0% (0/223) 0.0% (0/224) 0.0% (0/461) 0.2% (1/443)
Onset of tPA 125.0 ± 66.4 (178)
[110.0] (80.0, 147.8)
115.7 ± 50.8 (162)
[105.0] (75.3, 139.3)
116.1 ± 60.9 (424)
[100.0] (75.0, 145.0)
111.5 ± 47.3 (395)
[102.0] (75.0, 135.0)
Onset of randomisation 213.4 ± 96.1 (223)
[196.0] (139.0, 277.0)
212.7 ± 104.9 (224)
[191.0] (137.8, 257.5)
208.4 ± 88.7 (458)
[191.5] (141.3, 264.0)
210.4 ± 99.3 (441)
[193.0] (142.0, 253.0)

AF: atrial fibrillation; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; tPA: tissue plasminogen activator; ASPECTS: Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score; ICA: internal carotid artery; SD: standard deviation; AF: atrial fibrillation; EVT: endovascular thrombectomy.