Table 2.
Clinical courses of ischemic stroke patients with high-grade carotid artery stenosis
| eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 45 (n = 76) |
45–59 (n = 65) |
≥ 60 (n = 231) |
P value | |
| Mean length of stay in the acute medicine ward (days) | 11 (7–16) | 12 (8–18) | 11 (7–17) | 0.592 |
| Initial impaired consciousness (%) | 16 (21.1) | 16 (24.6) | 50 (21.6) | 0.854 |
| Course of acute stroke stage | ||||
| In evolution (%) | 16 (21.1) | 11 (16.9) | 41 (17.7) | 0.773 |
| Complications | ||||
| Pneumonia (%) | 9 (11.8) | 12 (18.8) | 29 (12.6) | 0.393 |
| Gastrointestinal bleeding (%) | 18 (23.7) | 10 (15.6) | 38 (16.5) | 0.323 |
| Urinary tract infection (%) | 12 (15.8) | 9 (14.1) | 23 (10.0) | 0.330 |
| Glasgow coma scale score | ||||
| Upon admission | 15 (15–15) | 15 (15–15) | 15 (15–15) | 0.842 |
| Upon discharge | 15 (15–15) | 15 (14–15) | 15 (15–15) | 0.777 |
| National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score | ||||
| Upon admission | 6 (3–10) | 6 (3–12) | 5 (3–9) | 0.399 |
| Upon discharge | 6 (2.-10) | 7 (3–11) | 5 (2–9) | 0.198 |
| Modified Rankin Scale score | ||||
| Upon admission | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | 0.198 |
| Upon discharge | 3 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | 2 (1–4) | 0.093 |
| Barthel index score | ||||
| Upon admission | 60 (40–80) | 70 (35–80) | 75 (40–90) | 0.220 |
| Upon discharge | 70 (40–90) | 65 (30–90) | 80 (40–95) | 0.058 |
| Stroke recurrence (%) | 18 (23.7) | 22 (33.8) | 71 (30.7) | 0.375 |
| Stroke-related death (%) | 3 (3.9) | 2 (3.1) | 4 (1.7) | 0.712 |
| Death (%) | 32 (42.1) | 18 (27.7) | 48 (20.8) | 0.001† |
eGFR indicates estimated Glomerular filtration rate
Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or absolute numbers (percentage)
*P < 0.05, Kruskal-Wallis test; †P < 0.05, Chi-square test