TABLE 1.
Demographic, clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with different SBP ranges at 3 months
| SBP < 130 mm Hg N = 232, n(%) | 130≤SBP < 140 mm Hg N = 224, n(%) | SBP≥140 mm Hg N = 226, n(%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average age (years, mean ± SD) * | 58.01±10.48 | 59.08±10.96 | 60.99±9.53 | .0152 |
| Sex male (%)* | 175 (75.43) | 169 (75.45) | 149 (65.93) | .0330 |
| Years of education (years, mean ± SD) | 8.82±2.23 | 8.96±2.30 | 8.67±2.30 | .4418 |
| Current smokers | 95 (40.95) | 87 (38.84) | 76 (33.63) | .2525 |
| Current drinkers | 54 (23.28) | 40 (17.86) | 49 (21.68) | .3459 |
| Heavy drinkers (>60 g/d) | 47 (20.26) | 35 (15.63) | 43 (19.03) | .4180 |
| BMI (mean±SD) | 24.74±3.32 | 25.19±2.73 | 25.38±3.34 | .1372 |
| History of diabetes | 35 (15.09) | 42 (18.75) | 54 (23.89) | .0559 |
| History of coronary heart disease | 20 (8.62) | 25 (11.16) | 15 (6.64) | .2366 |
| History of atrial fibrillation | 7 (3.02) | 9 (4.02) | 9 (3.98) | .8110 |
| TOAST | .0562 | |||
| Large artery atherosclerosis | 49 (21.12) | 59 (26.34) | 46 (20.35) | |
| Cardiogenic embolism | 7 (3.02) | 12 (5.36) | 14 (6.19) | |
| Small artery occlusion | 72 (31.03) | 68 (30.36) | 72 (31.86) | |
| Another determined cause | 5 (2.16) | 0 | 0 | |
| An undetermined cause | 99 (42.67) | 85 (37.95) | 94 (41.59) | |
| GAD‐7 at 2w (mean±SD) | 2.27±3.32 | 2.39±3.57 | 2.31±3.93 | .6641 |
| GAD‐7 at 3 m (mean±SD) | 1.73±2.93 | 1.81±3.28 | 2.06±3.84 | .9440 |
| MOCA at 2w (mean±SD) * | 21.27±5.92 | 21.56±5.71 | 20.00±5.62 | .0028 |
| MOCA at 3 m (mean±SD) * | 24.37±4.79 | 24.00±4.83 | 22.39±5.30 | <.0001 |
| MOCA at 12 m (mean±SD) * | 24.92±4.66 | 24.24±5.05 | 22.77±4.70 | <.0001 |
| NIHSS (admission, mean±SD) | 3.57±3.45 | 3.56±2.73 | 3.62±3.00 | .6777 |
| NIHSS (discharge, mean±SD) | 1.71±1.92 | 1.69±1.75 | 1.96±2.21 | .6755 |
| mRS (admission, mean±SD) | 0.21±0.55 | 0.19±0.55 | 0.29±0.72 | .8126 |
| mRS (discharge, mean±SD)) | 1.03±0.92 | 0.96±0.84 | 1.26±1.15 | .0504 |
| Recurrence of AIS at 3 m* | 6 (2.59) | 8 (3.57) | 18 (7.96) | .0154 |
| Bleeding after admission | 6 (2.59) | 2 (0.89) | 2 (0.88) | .2174 |
| Recurrence of haemorrhagic stroke at 3 m | 0 | 1 (0.45) | 0 | .3592 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; GAD‐7, General Anxiety Disorder‐7; mRS, modified Ranking Scales; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale;SBP, systolic blood pressure; SD, standard deviation. * p<.05.