Variable* | Anterior circulation (n=414) | Posterior circulation (59) | ||||
OR | 95% CI | P values | OR | 95% CI | P values | |
Age | 1.01 | 1 to 1.03 | 0.160 | 0.95 | 0.87 to 1.03 | 0.194 |
Female gender | 1.19 | 0.79 to 1.82 | 0.406 | 0.62 | 0.13 to 3.08 | 0.559 |
White | 1.05 | 0.69 to 1.59 | 0.830 | 0.58 | 0.08 to 4.25 | 0.593 |
Onset-to-groin time | 1.00 | 1.00 to 1.001 | 0.551 | 0.99 | 0.998 to 0.999 | 0.044 |
Pre-stroke mRS score | 0.85 | 0.68 to 1.07 | 0.158 | 2.11 | 0.61 to 7.32 | 0.239 |
Baseline NIHSS score | 0.98 | 0.95 to 1.02 | 0.309 | 0.92 | 0.85 to 1.01 | 0.079 |
Diabetes | 0.82 | 0.51 to 1.32 | 0.421 | 16.76 | 3.08 to 71.66 | 0.006 |
Hypertension | 1.13 | 0.67 to 1.9 | 0.650 | 2.74 | 0.34 to 22.43 | 0.347 |
Hyperlipidemia | 0.97 | 0.63 to 1.5 | 0.886 | 0.15 | 0.02 to 1.51 | 0.107 |
IV tPA | 1.62 | 1.06 to 2.46 | 0.025 | 0.10 | 0.01 to 1.12 | 0.061 |
Tandem occlusions | 0.18 | 0.04 to 0.78 | 0.023 | |||
Use of larger catheters (064/068) | 2.33 | 1.16 to 4.68 | 0.017 | 7.49 | 0.73 to 77.44 | 0.091 |
Year | 0.97 | 0.78 to 1.21 | 0.818 | 1.81 | 0.73 to 4.53 | 0.202 |
Etiology: cardioembolic | 0.97 | 0.63 to 1.49 | 0.880 | 0.17 | 0.03 to 0.88 | 0.035 |
*Variables showing statistical significance (p<0.05) are in bold.
IV tPA, intravenous tissue plasminogen activator; MmRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.