Table 5.
Outcome according to stroke aetiology in propensity-matched analysis (matched according to demographic data and baseline characteristics).
| Cardioembolic
group n = 118 |
Large-artery atherosclerosis group*
n = 118 |
p-value† | Odds ratio† (95% CI) | p-value shift analysis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mRS at 3 months | 0.580‡ | ||||
| 0–1 | 29 (24.6%) | 24 (20.3%) | 0.436 | 1.28 (0.69–2.36) | |
| 0–2 | 63 (53.4%) | 57 (48.3%) | 0.435 | 1.23 (0.74–2.04) | |
| 0–5 (survival) | 94 (79.7%) | 102 (86.4%) | 0.168 | 0.61 (0.31–1.23) | |
| Median, range | 2, 0–6 | 3, 0–6 | 0.362 | ||
| NIHSS score at discharge from acute care | |||||
| Median change, range | −7, −20 to 34 | −6, −25 to 37 | 0.640 | ||
| Median, range | 4, 0–42 | 7, 0–42 | 0.076 | ||
| Final in-hospital infarct volume | 0.286 | 0.519‡ | |||
| <30 ml | 56 (48.7%) | 49 (41.5%) | |||
| 30–90 ml | 40 (34.8%) | 53 (44.9%) | |||
| >90 ml | 19 (16.5%) | 16 (13.6%) | |||
| Successful reperfusion (mTICI 2b/3) | 97 (82.2%) | 88 (74.6%) | 0.156 | 1.58 (0.84–2.95) | 0.418‡ |
| Updated Charlson Comorbidity Index | 0.899‡ | ||||
| Median, range | 2, 0–16 | 2, 0–10 | 0.907 | ||
| Subitem heart failure | 31 (26.3%) | 21 (17.8%) | 0.118 | 1.65 (0.88–3.08) | |
| Symptomatic intracranial haemorrhage | 3 (2.6%) | 5 (4.2%) | 0.491 | 0.60 (0.14–2.57) | NA |
Values are presented as number (%). Percentages indicate available data. Missing data were considered as missing, as they were incidentally missing.
*
Denominator.
†
Values compare both groups.
‡
Shift over the whole spectrum of the score.
CI, confidence interval; mRS, modified Rankin scale; mTICI, modified thrombolysis in cerebral infarction; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.