Table 2.
Baseline characteristics and mortality.
| Characteristics | Mortality | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Yes
(n = 27) |
No
(n = 74) |
P-value | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 63.9 (12.78) | 61.6 (12.99) | 0.451 |
| Male sex, No. (%) | 20 (74.1) | 63 (85.1) | 0.321 |
| Hypertension, No. (%) | 22 (81.5) | 59 (79.7) | 0.845 |
| Diabetes mellitus, No. (%) | 9 (33.3) | 11 (14.9) | 0.039 |
| Baseline glycaemia (mmol/L), mean (SD) | 9.2 (3.40) | 7.97 (2.76) | 0.049 |
| Atrial fibrillation, No. (%) | 10 (37) | 20 (27) | 0.33 |
| Coronary heart disease, No. (%) | 2 (7.4) | 6 (8.1) | 0.999 |
| Antithrombotic treatment, No. (%) | 4 (14.8) | 11 (14.9) | 0.999 |
| History of ischaemic stroke or TIA, No. (%) | 5 (18.5) | 15 (20.3) | 0.845 |
| Smoking, No. (%) | 13 (48.1) | 25 (33.8) | 0.187 |
| GCS score at admission, median (IQR) | 4 (3–6) | 5.5 (4–8) | <0.001 |
| NIHSS score at admission, median (IQR) | 37 (31–39) | 28 (21–35) | <0.001 |
| Preoperative Pc-ASPECTS, median (IQR) | 10 (9–10) | 9 (9–9) | 0.333 |
| Preoperative PMI, median (IQR) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–0) | 0.209 |
| IVT, No. (%) | 3 (11.1) | 5 (6.8) | 0.764 |
| Stroke aetiology, No. (%) | 0.713 | ||
| Atherosclerosis | 11 (40.7) | 38 (51.4) | |
| Cardioembolic | 10 (37) | 20 (27) | |
| Other | 2 (7.4) | 5 (6.8) | |
| Unknown | 4 (14.8) | 11 (14.9) | |
SD, standard deviation; GCS, Glasgow Coma Scale; IQR, interquartile range; Pc-ASPECTS, posterior circulation Acute Stroke Prognosis Early CT Score; PMI, pons-midbrain index; IVT, intravenous thrombolysis.