Table 1

Baseline demographics

Included (434)Excluded (90)P value
Age, median (IQR)72 (62–79)71 (60–78)0.518
Gender (female), n (%)192 (44)42 (46)0.673
Stroke risk factors, n (%)
 T2DM90 (20)15 (16)0.365
 HTN265 (61)51 (57)0.395
 Hypercholesterolemia149 (34)32 (36)0.882
 AF181 (42)33 (37)0.350
 IHD109 (25)16 (17)0.129
 Stroke/TIA74 (17)7 (8)0.025
NIHSS
Missing, n045
Median (IQR)16 (11–20)15 (12–20)0.546
≤10, n10210
11–20, n22624
>20, n10611
mRS, median (IQR)0 (0)0 (0)0.983
038379
1279
2150
392
tPA at spoke, n (%)277 (64)41 (45)0.09
Occlusion, n (%)0.104
MCA260 (60)40 (44)
ICA132 (30)22 (24)
Vert6 (1)7 (8)
Basilar30 (7)19 (21)
CCA4 (0.9)2 (2)
ACA1 (0.2)0 (0)
PCA1 (0.2)0 (0)
  • ACA, anterior cerebral artery; AF, atrial fibrillation; CCA, common carotid artery; HTN, hypertension; ICA, internal carotid artery; IHD, ischemic heart disease; MCA, middle cerebral artery; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; PCA, posterior cerebral artery; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus; TIA, transient ischemic attack; tPA, tissue plasminogen activator; Vert, vertebral arteries.