EFI versus DFI
| EFI (n=73) | DFI (n=85) | P value | |
| Mean age (SD) | 65.3 (14.3) | 67.0 (15.4) | 0.492 |
| Male sex, % (n) | 50.7 (37) | 48.2 (41) | 0.873 |
| Mean NIHSS score (SD) | 13.2 (5.7) | 16.9 (6.3) | 0.191 |
| Median ASPECTS (IQR) | 9 (9–10) | 9 (9–10) | 0.219 |
| Mean TLKW to arrival (SD) | 398.2 (382.5) | 544.1 (669.6) | 0.109 |
| TLKW to arrival >6 hours, % (n) | 32.9 (24) | 37.6 (32) | 0.617 |
| Hypertension, % (n) | 63.0 (46) | 67.1 (57) | 0.619 |
| Hyperlipidemia, % (n) | 46.6 (34) | 44.7 (38) | 0.873 |
| Diabetes mellitus, % (n) | 13.7 (10) | 20.0 (17) | 0.397 |
| Atrial fibrillation, % (n) | 28.8 (21) | 29.4 (25) | 1.000 |
| Smoking, % (n) | 32.9 (24) | 31.8 (27) | 1.000 |
| Prior stroke, % (n) | 17.8 (13) | 12.9 (11) | 0.506 |
| CAD/CHF, % (n) | 28.8 (21) | 22.4 (19) | 0.366 |
| Occlusion location: internal carotid artery, % (n) | 28.8 (21) | 32.9 (28) | 0.608 |
| IV tPA, % (n) | 41.1 (30) | 45.9 (39) | 0.630 |
| mTICI ≥2c, % (n) | 23.3 (17) | 14.1 (12) | 0.154 |
| Follow-up infarct volume (mL) | 10.2±11.2 | 37.2±39.4 | <0.001 |
| PH1/2, % (n) | 6.8 (5) | 15.3 (13) | 0.132 |
ASPECTS, Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score; CAD, coronary artery disease; CHF, congestive heart failure; DFI, delayed functional independence; EFI, early functional independence; mTICI, modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; PH, parenchymal hemorrhage; TKLW, time last known well; tPA, tissue plasminogen activator.