Table 1.
Baseline patient characteristics and nutritional risk score 2002 in patients with ischemic stroke.
| Characteristic |
NRS-2002 <3 N = 379 |
NRS-2002 ≥3 N = 215 |
P |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic variables | |||
| Age, years | 58.79 ± 11.97 | 76.49 ± 9.08 | <0.001 |
| Males, n (%) | 264 (70) | 114 (53) | <0.001 |
| Smoking, n (%) | 179 (47) | 70 (33) | <0.001 |
| Drinking, n (%) | 151 (40) | 26 (12) | <0.001 |
| Chronic medical conditions | |||
| Hypertension, n (%) | 223 (59) | 137 (64) | 0.242 |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 104 (27) | 54 (25) | 0.538 |
| Hyperlipidemia, n (%) | 49 (13) | 10 (5) | 0.001 |
| Coronary heart disease, n (%) | 31 (8) | 17 (8) | 0.907 |
| History of cancer, n (%) | 17 (4) | 12 (6) | 0.551 |
| Physiological and lab variables | |||
| BMI, kg/m2 | 24.39 ± 3.02 | 22.94 ± 4.91 | <0.001 |
| Admission SBP, mmHg | 144.09 ± 25.45 | 148.02 ± 26.06 | 0.075 |
| Admission DBP, mmHg | 88.91 ± 16.22 | 86.73 ± 17.91 | 0.132 |
| Heart rate,/min | 82.39 ± 16.22 | 81.28 ± 18.85 | 0.618 |
| Temperature, °C | 36.49 ± 0.27 | 36.51 ± 0.32 | 0.36 |
| Hemoglobin, g/L | 139.82 ± 19.67 | 130.00 ± 17.132 | <0.001 |
| WBC, *109/L | 7.98 ± 2.99 | 7.78 ± 2.80 | 0.451 |
| Neutrophil, *109/L | 71.11 ± 11.84 | 76.98 ± 36.71 | 0.005 |
| Platelet count, *109/L | 189.64 ± 72.57 | 169.31 ± 61.92 | 0.001 |
| Albumin, g/l | 70.36 ± 5.77 | 70.29 ± 6.17 | 0.117 |
| D-dimer, mg/L | 0.41 (0.21–.23) | 1.04 (0.52–2.46) | <0.001 |
| Fibrinogen, g/L | 2.91 ± 0.98 | 3.24 ± 1.11 | 0.204 |
| Blood glucose, mmol/L | 7.73 ± 3.19 | 8.17 ± 3.30 | 0.11 |
| Creatinine, μmol/L | 72.0 (63.0–84.0) | 75.0 (62.0–92.0) | 0.012 |
| BUN, mmol/L | 5.48 (4.30–6.50) | 5.80 (4.60–7.70) | 0.003 |
| Triglycerides, mmol/L | 1.79 ± 1.46 | 1.41 ± 0.93 | 0.001 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/L | 4.88 ± 3.91 | 5.19 ± 5.96 | 0.432 |
| HDL, mmol/L | 1.19 ± 0.37 | 1.37 ± 0.47 | <0.001 |
| LDL, mmol/L | 2.42 (1.87–3.06) | 2.42 (1.88–3.06) | 0.472 |
| Risk scores | |||
| NIHSS score | 6 (2–13) | 10 (4–17) | <0.001 |
| Barthel index | 55 (20–75) | 25 (10–50) | <0.001 |
| A2DS2 score | 4 (1–4) | 5 (3–6) | <0.001 |