Age (years) | 68.9 (8.8) | 59.8 (15.4) | 63.8 (13.6) |
0.01
|
Weight (kg) | 75.5 (14.7) | 64.7 (13.9) | 69.6 (15.1) |
0.01
|
History of hypertension (%) | 66.7 | 44.4 | 54.2 | 0.15 |
History of hyperlipidaemia (%) | 52.4 | 22.2 | 35.4 |
0.04
|
History of atheroma (%) | 57.1 | 29.6 | 41.7 | 0.08 |
NIHSS score | 15.5 (5.6) | 12.2 (5.6) | 13.7 (5.8) |
0.05
|
Mean 24 hour SBP (mm Hg) | 151.8 (16.0) | 134.2 (18.9) | 142.1 (19.5) |
0.001
|
Mean 24 hour DBP (mm Hg) | 81.9 (8.9) | 76.7 (10.8) | 79.0 (10.2) | 0.08 |
Glucose (mmol/l) | 7.8 (2.2) | 6.4 (2.6) | 7.0 (2.5) |
0.05
|
Platelet count (×109/l) | 225.8 (59.8) | 243.3 (68.5) | 235.6 (64.8) | 0.36 |
White blood cell count (×109/l) | 8.5 (2.4) | 8.7 (2.5) | 8.6 (2.4) | 0.77 |
Red blood cell count (×1012/l) | 4.6 (0.4) | 4.3 (0.5) | 4.5 (0.5) |
0.04
|
Cholesterol (mmol/l) | 5.3 (1.0) | 5.2 (1.0) | 5.2 (1.0) | 0.83 |
Fibrinogen (g/l) | 3.6 (0.6) | 3.3 (0.9) | 3.5 (0.8) | 0.23 |
Delay to tPA (min) | 206 (20) | 272 (18) | 261 (72) | 0.24 |