Characteristics | MMI patients (n=35) | Non-MMI patients (n=63) | p Value |
Age, years, mean (SD) | 69.9 (±9.2) | 65.2 (±13.4) | 0.069 |
Sex, male | 18 (51.4) | 30 (47.6) | 0.833 |
NIHSS on admission, median (IQR) | 21 (19–23) | 18 (16–21) | 0.036 |
History | |||
Arterial hypertension | 30 (85.7) | 44 (69.8) | 0.091 |
Diabetes mellitus | 8 (22.8) | 11 (17.4) | 0.596 |
Smoking | 7 (20) | 12 (19) | 1.0 |
Atrial fibrillation | 11 (31.4) | 19 (30.1) | 1.0 |
Etiology (TOAST classification) | 0.355 | ||
Cardioembolism | 17 (48.5) | 30 (47.6) | |
Large artery atherosclerosis | 11 (34.6) | 19 (30.1) | |
Other determined etiology | 0 (0) | 5 (7.9) | |
Undetermined etiology | 7 (20) | 9 (14.2) | |
SBP on admission (mm Hg), median (IQR) | 160 (135–184) | 140 (130–150) | 0.001 |
DBP on admission (mm Hg), median (IQR) | 82 (80–100) | 80 (70–90) | 0.083 |
Blood glucose on admission (mg/dL), median (IQR) | 130 (107–164) | 122 (101–140) | 0.026 |
Values are n (%) unless indicated otherwise.
DBP, diastolic blood pressure; MMI, malignant middle cerebral artery infarction; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; SBP, systolic blood pressure.