Table 1:
Comparison of demographic and clinical characteristics according to survival status
| Alive N= 260 | Dead N=296 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SD | 57.7 ± 15.2 | 63.7 ± 15.0 | <0.0001 |
| Female sex, n (%) | 116 (44.6) | 152 (51.4) | 0.11 |
| Formal educational status | <0.0001 | ||
| No formal education | 35 (13.5) | 88 (30.6) | |
| Primary level | 70 (27.0) | 69 (24.0) | |
| Secondary level | 121 (46.7) | 96 (33.3) | |
| Tertiary level | 33 (12.7) | 35 (12.2) | |
| Monthly Income | 0.14 | ||
| Unknown | 24 (9.2) | 23 (7.8) | |
| 0 | 88 (33.8) | 128 (43.2) | |
| 1 | 102 (39.2) | 95 (32.1) | |
| 2 | 46 (17.7) | 50 (16.9) | |
| Previous stroke | 35 (13.5) | 63 (21.3) | 0.02 |
| Hypertension | 229 (88.1) | 267 (90.2) | 0.42 |
| Diabetes | 90 (34.6) | 127 (42.9) | 0.05 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 145 (55.8) | 148 (50.0) | 0.17 |
| Smoking | 0.83 | ||
| Current | 10 (4.0) | 14 (4.9) | |
| Former | 14 (5.5) | 14 (4.9) | |
| Never | 229 (90.5) | 256 (90.1) | |
| Alcohol use | 0.27 | ||
| Current | 52 (20.6) | 55 (19.3) | |
| Former | 57 (22.5) | 50 (17.5) | |
| Never | 144 (56.9) | 180 (63.2) | |
| Stroke type | 0.54 | ||
| Ischemic stroke | 142 (54.6) | 175 (59.1) | |
| Intracerebral hemorrhage | 100 (38.5) | 101 (34.1) | |
| Ischemic with hemorrhage | 18 (6.9) | 20 (6.8) | |
| Ischemic stroke subtypes | 0.16 | ||
| SVO | 54 (38.0) | 47 (26.9) | |
| LAA | 36 (25.4) | 58 (33.1) | |
| CE | 26 (18.3) | 38 (21.7) | |
| Unknown | 26 (18.3) | 32 (18.3) | |
| Intracerebral hemorrhage | 0.70 | ||
| Structural | 12 (12.0) | 17 (16.8) | |
| Amyloid angiopathy | 2 (2.0) | 1 (1.0) | |
| Hypertension | 83 (83.0) | 81 (80.2) | |
| Unknown | 3 (3.0) | 2 (2.0) | |
| Baseline severity, NIHSS | 10.9 ± 6.7 | 17.3 ± 8.4 | <0.0001 |
| Baseline Functional status, MRS | 3.8 ± 1.1 | 4.4 ± 0.9 | <0.0001 |