Table 1:
Baseline characteristics of enrolled patients, subdivided depending on outcome
| Parameter | Good (mRS ≤ 2) n = 30 | Poor (mRS > 2) n = 20 | Total n = 50 | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age,a y | 68 (56–71) | 67 (56–77) | 68 (56–72) | .684b |
| Sex, M/F | 23/7 | 10/10 | 33/17 | .051c |
| Risk factors | ||||
| Hypertension | 19 | 10 | 29 | .349c |
| Diabetes mellitus | 9 | 9 | 18 | .279c |
| Hyperlipidemia | 10 | 6 | 16 | .804c |
| Cardiac disease | 9 | 11 | 20 | .077c |
| Previous stroke | 3 | 7 | 10 | .067c |
| Family history | 4 | 6 | 10 | .171c |
| Smoking | 11 | 5 | 16 | .386c |
| Alcohol | 14 | 8 | 22 | .642c |
| Onset | .063c | |||
| <6 hours | 10 | 12 | 22 | |
| ≥6 hours | 20 | 8 | 28 | |
| NIHSSoa | 6 (3–11) | 15 (10–18) | 10 (4–15) | <.001b |
| Occlusion level | .038c | |||
| Supraclinoid-terminal | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| Petrocavernous | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
| Bulb-cervical | 15 | 3 | 18 | |
| Occlusion type | .022c | |||
| Cardioembolism | 7 | 11 | 18 | |
| Large-artery disease | 23 | 9 | 32 | |
| Flow arrest | .419c | |||
| Yes | 17 | 9 | 26 | |
| No | 13 | 11 | 24 | |
| TICI | .007c | |||
| ≥2 | 30 | 15 | 45 | |
| <2 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
a
Data expressed as median (interquartile range).
b
Mann-Whitney test.
c
The χ2 test or the Fisher exact test.