Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patient groups of poor and good outcome.
| Poor outcome (n = 16, mRS ≤ 2) |
Good outcome (n = 23, 3 ≤ mRS ≤ 6) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years)a | 71 ± 14 | 68 ± 12 | 0.441 |
| Sex, male/female | 5/11 | 14/9 | 0.105 |
| Dominant hemisphere, n (%) | 10 (63) | 10 (43) | 0.333 |
| Time from stroke onset to MRI (hour)a | 28 ± 14 | 31 ± 11 | 0.412 |
| Admission NIHSSa | 13 ± 6 | 5 ± 3 | <0.001 |
| Smoking, n (%) | 7 (44) | 6 (26) | 0.312 |
| Alcohol abuse, n (%) | 6 (38) | 6 (26) | 0.498 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 12 (75) | 11 (48) | 0.111 |
| Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 5 (31) | 3 (13) | 0.235 |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 6 (38) | 4 (17) | 0.264 |
| Hyperlipidemia, n (%) | 7 (44) | 5 (22) | 0.174 |
| DWI lesion volume (ml)b | 37.7 (16.3–239.4) | 3.2 (1.5–7.5) | <0.001 |
Notes:
a
Mean ± standard deviation.
b
Median (interquartile range).
MRI: Magnetic resonance imaging, DWI: Diffusion weighted imaging, NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, mRS: modified Rankin Scale.