Table 1

Baseline characteristics of study patients

CharacteristicsIntracranial guide catheter positionCervical guide catheter positionP value
Female, % (n/N)50.5% (144/285)53.9% (76/141)0.537
Age, median (IQR)69.2±15.268.0±16.00.550
Race, % (n/N)
 Black or African American22.6% (30/133)44.9% (35/78)0.145
 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0.8% (1/133)0.0% (0/78)>0.999
 White75.2%65.4% (51/78)0.155
 Other1.5% (2/133)2.6% (2/78)0.627
Time last known well, h, mean±SD7.1±5.38.6±6.20.102
NIHSS score, median (IQR)16 (12–21)17 (13–22)0.156
ASPECTS, median (IQR)8 (7–10)9 (7–10)0.590
Pre-stroke mRS score, % (n/N)
 mRS score 066.8% (123/184)50.4% (59/117)0.005
 mRS score ≤289.7% (165/184)89.7% (105/117)0.69
  • ASPECTS, Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score ; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.