Ambulate independently (n=127 total) (n (%) unless otherwise specified) | Unable to ambulate independently (n=77) (n (%) unless otherwise specified) | p Value | |
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Demographics | |||
Age (years) (mean±SD) | 68±13.6 | 76±13.3 | <0.001 |
Female sex | 61 (48) | 49 (64) | 0.042 |
NIHSS score on admission (mean±SD) | 2.0±2.1 | 3.5±2.3 | <0.001 |
Admission NIHSS score 0–4 | 106 (83) | 49 (64) | 0.002 |
Admission NIHSS score 5–7 | 21 (17) | 28 (36) | 0.002 |
Cerebrovascular risk factors | |||
Atrial fibrillation | 18 (14) | 18 (23) | 0.13 |
Coronary artery disease or myocardial infarction | 33 (26) | 17 (22) | 0.62 |
Heart failure | 6 (5) | 9 (12) | 0.095 |
Diabetes mellitus | 43 (34) | 23 (30) | 0.64 |
Hypertension | 90 (71) | 63 (82) | 0.096 |
Dyslipidemia | 64 (50) | 41 (53) | 0.77 |
Current smoker | 29 (23) | 11 (14) | 0.15 |
Occlusion site | |||
MCA1/2 | 61 (48) | 29 (38) | 0.19 |
ACA1/2 | 6 (5) | 5 (6) | 0.75 |
Intracranial ICA | 22 (17) | 13 (17) | 1 |
Basilar | 7 (6) | 10 (13) | 0.071 |
P1/2 | 30 (24) | 25 (32) | 0.19 |
Presenting symptom | |||
Weakness | 86 (68) | 59 (77) | 0.2 |
Aphasia/dysarthria | 41 (32) | 22 (29) | 0.64 |
Altered level of consciousness | 16 (13) | 12 (16) | 0.54 |
ACA1/2, A1 or A2 segment of the anterior cerebral artery; ICA, internal carotid artery; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; MCA1/2, M1 or M2 segment of the middle cerebral artery; P1/2, P1 or P2 segment of the posterior cerebral artery.