Visible infarction as a predictor of outcome in the IST: baseline variables and proportions of patients affected
| Infarct visible | % | No infarct visible | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Number of neurological deficits, but with 0 recorded as 1 and 8 recorded as 7, and if a deficit could not be removed, the patient was assumed to have that deficit. | ||||
| Number | 6267 | 6283 | ||
| Delay, hours from symptoms | ||||
| 0–3 | 101 | (2) | 282 | (4) |
| 4–6 | 419 | (7) | 795 | (13) |
| 7–12 | 1051 | (17) | 1449 | (23) |
| 13–24 | 1864 | (30) | 1724 | (27) |
| 25–48 | 2832 | (45) | 2033 | (32) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 3299 | (53) | 3484 | (55) |
| Female | 2968 | (47) | 2799 | (45) |
| Age (y) | ||||
| <75 | 3689 | (59) | 3871 | (62) |
| 75+ | 2578 | (41) | 2412 | (38) |
| Stroke type | ||||
| TACS | 1877 | (30) | 1218 | (19) |
| PACS | 2508 | (40) | 2454 | (39) |
| POCS | 681 | (11) | 889 | (14) |
| LACS | 1180 | (19) | 1705 | (27) |
| Other | 21 | (0.3) | 17 | (0.3) |
| Deficit score* | ||||
| 1 | 453 | (7) | 554 | (9) |
| 2 | 736 | (12) | 1013 | (16) |
| 3 | 1306 | (21) | 1698 | (27) |
| 4 | 1207 | (19) | 1232 | (20) |
| 5 | 995 | (16) | 774 | (12) |
| 6 | 885 | (14) | 625 | (10) |
| 7 | 685 | (11) | 387 | (6) |