Characteristics | Survivors | Non-survivors | |
---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 18 | 6 |
Female | 23 | 8 | |
Age (mean +/− 1 SD, years) | 74.8 +/−9.9 | 78.6 +/−7.5 | |
NIHSS on admission (mean +/− 1 SD) | 16.8 +/−10.5 | 31.1 +/−8.5 | |
Atrial fibrillation | Present | 11 | 8 |
Absent | 30 | 6 | |
Diabetes mellitus | Present | 10 | 1 |
Absent | 31 | 13 | |
Hypertension | Present | 28 | 7 |
Absent | 13 | 7 | |
Ischaemic heart disease | Present | 9 | 2 |
Absent | 32 | 12 | |
Smoking | Present | 13 | 2 |
Absent | 28 | 12 | |
Hyperlipidaemia | Present | 14 | 4 |
Absent | 27 | 10 |