Table 2. Outcomes after propensity score matching.

Cohort 1: Ischemic stroke diagnosis with obesity and subsequent decompressive hemicraniectomy procedure. Cohort 2: Ischemic stroke diagnosis without obesity and subsequent decompressive hemicraniectomy procedure.

Outcome	Cohort 1, n (%)	Cohort 2, n (%)	Odds ratio (95% CI)	P-value
Mortality	117 (18.111)	161 (24.923)	0.666 (0.510, 0.871)	0.0029
Ventilator dependence	84 (13.003)	75 (11.610)	1.138 (0.816, 1.587)	0.4459
Tracheostomy	73 (11.300)	69 (10.681)	1.065 (0.752, 1.510)	0.722
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy	87 (13.467)	72 (11.146)	1.241 (0.889, 1.732)	0.204
Pulmonary embolism	75 (11.610)	33 (5.108)	2.44 (1.595, 3.732)	<0.0001
Deep venous thrombosis	109 (16.873)	59 (9.133)	2.019 (1.441, 2.831)	<0.0001
Intracerebral hemorrhage	213 (32.972)	187 (28.947)	1.207 (0.953, 1.529)	0.1177
Myocardial infarction	57 (8.824)	38 (5.882)	1.548 (1.011, 2.370)	0.0428
Intensive care unit length of stay	8.441 ± 10.674 days	7.522 ± 8.110 days	-	0.1796