TABLE 2.
Demographic, clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with different SBP ranges at 12 months
| SBP < 130 mm Hg N = 244, n (%) | 130≤SBP < 140 mm Hg N = 226, n (%) | SBP≥140 mm Hg N = 212, n (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average age (years, mean ± SD) * | 57.77±10.16 | 59.20±10.48 | 61.32±10.30 | .0005 |
| Sex male (%) | 65 (26.64) | 54 (23.89) | 70 (33.02) | .0923 |
| Years of education (years, mean ± SD) * | 9.01±2.26 | 8.92±2.28 | 8.48±2.25 | .0422 |
| Current smokers | 97 (39.75) | 93 (41.15) | 68 (32.08) | .1092 |
| Current drinkers | 43 (17.62) | 54 (23.89) | 46 (21.70) | .2365 |
| Heavy drinkers (>60 g/d) | 39 (15.98) | 45 (19.91) | 41 (19.34) | .4918 |
| BMI (mean±SD) | 24.90±3.20 | 25.23±3.10 | 25.21±3.15 | .6106 |
| History of coronary heart disease | 21 (8.61) | 25 (11.06) | 14 (6.60) | .2558 |
| History of Atrial fibrillation | 9 (3.69) | 9 (3.98) | 7 (3.30) | .9305 |
| TOAST | .6660 | |||
| Large artery atherosclerosis | 56 (22.95) | 45 (19.91) | 53 (25.00) | |
| Cardiogenic embolism | 12 (4.92) | 11 (4.87) | 10 (4.72) | |
| Small artery occlusion | 83 (34.02) | 66 (29.20) | 63 (29.72) | |
| Another determined cause | 3 (1.23) | 1 (0.44) | 1 (0.47) | |
| An undetermined cause | 90 (36.89) | 103 (45.58) | 85 (40.09) | |
| GAD‐7 at 12 m (mean±SD) | 1.51±3.04 | 1.42±2.55 | 1.81±3.62 | .7210 |
| MOCA at 12 m (mean±SD) * | 24.95±4.77 | 24.08±4.86 | 22.77±4.78 | <.0001 |
| mRS at 12 m (mean±SD)* | 0.65±0.80 | 0.72±0.81 | 0.85±0.85 | .0159 |
| Recurrence of AIS at 12 m | 17 (6.97) | 12 (5.31) | 21 (9.91) | .1760 |
| Recurrence of haemorrhagic stroke at 12 m | 0 | 2 (0.88) | 1 (0.47) | .3490 |
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<0.05.