Table 3.

Clinical characteristics and outcomes of ischemic stroke (IS) patients during Ramadan months based on gender.

Characteristics	Male (N = 56)	Female (N = 42)	p
Mean age (years) (SD)	60 (12)	57 (14)	0.8
Medical history, n (%)
Ischemic heart disease	9 (16)	7 (16.6)	0.9
Arterial hypertension	38 (67.8)	28 (66.6)	0.9
Diabetes mellitus	35 (62.5)	28 (66.6)	0.6
Dyslipidemia	19 (33.9)	16 (38)	0.6
Atrial Fibrillation	3 (5.3)	7 (16.6)	0.06
History of smoking	12 (21.4)	1 (2.3)	0.0061
History of ischemic stroke or TIA	11 (19.6)	8 (19)	0.9
Mean NIHSS score upon admission (SD)	8 (7)	8 (6)	0.09
Mean modified Rankin scale (mRS) at admission (SD)	0 (1)	0 (1)	0.3
Laboratory upon admission
Mean random blood glucose (mmol/L) (SD)	10.7 (5.3)	10.4 (5.2)	0.5
Mean sodium (mmol/L) (SD)	136 (4)	136 (3)	0.4
Mean creatinine (μmol/L) (SD)	84 (32)	77 (19)	0.9
Mean blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) (SD)	5 (2)	5 (2)	0.8
Management, n (%)
Thrombolysis (t-PA)	4 (7.1)	4 (9.5)	0.6
Endovascular thrombectomy	1 (1.8)	0	0.2
Median days of admission (IQR)	6 (15)	6 (15)	0.6
Complications, n (%)
Pneumonia	2 (3.5)	4 (9.5)	0.2
Deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism	0	1 (2.3)	0.4
Urinary tract infection	0	6 (14.29)	0.005
Outcomes
Intensive care unit (ICU) admission, n (%)	8 (14.2)	9 (21.4)	0.3
Mean NIHSS score upon discharge (SD)	9 (8)	8 (10)	0.4
Mean modified Rankin scale (mRS) upon discharge (SD)	2 (2)	2 (2)	0.6
Mean dependency upon discharge (SD)	76 (27)	74 (30)	0.5
In-hospital mortality, n (%)	3 (5.3)	4 (9.5)	0.4
Recurrent stroke or TIA at 3 months, n (%)	5 (8.3)	0	0.8

The differences between frequencies were investigated using a chi-square test. Continuous variables were tested using the T-test, ANOVA, and Kruskal-Wallis test. The bold values showed statistical significance (A p < 0.05 was considered significant). The P-value shows the statistical significance as obtained from the above tests.