Male sex | 39 (52.0) | NS | 18 (58.1) | NS | 16 (53.3) |
Age (years)* | 58 (13) | 0.006† | 66 (14) | NS | 64 (11) |
Risk factors
|
Hypertension | 51 (61.8) | 0.024‡ | 13 (43.3) | NS | 12 (40.0) |
Diabetes | 25 (33.3) | 0.038§ | 4 (13.3) | NS | 5 (16.7) |
Smoking | 23 (35.9) | NS | 9 (30.0) | NS | 10 (33.3) |
Blood glucose (mmol/l)* | 8.73 (4.28) | NS | 8.51 (3.42) | NS | 8.73 (3.33) |
Total serum cholesterol (mmol/l)* | 4.88 (1.10) | NS | 4.61 (1.07) | NS | 5.07 (1.48) |
LDL (mmol/l)* | 2.86 (0.92) | NS | 2.93 (0.87) | NS | 2.62 (0.99) |
HDL (mg/dl)* | 1.19 (0.29) | NS | 1.24 (0.24 | NS | 1.28 (0.33) |
TG (mg/dl)* | 2.00 (1.92) | 0.002† | 1.15 (0.55) | NS | 1.28 (0.47) |
PCV (%)* | 39.8 (6.7) | NS | 40.3 (5.8) | NS | 41.6 (6.1) |
Stroke syndrome
|
Lacuna | 31 (48.4) | 0.012‡ | 6 (20.0) | NS | 2 (6.7) |
Partial | 25 (39.1) | 0.004§ | 3 (10.0) | <0.001§ | 22 (73.3) |
Total | 8 (12.5) | <0.001‡ | 21 (70.0) | <0.001§ | 5 (16.7) |
Initial NIHSS score* | 4.6 (3.9) | <0.001† | 9.7 (4.7) | <0.001† | 5.2 (3.6) |
Time from onset to hospital (h)* | 35 (40) | 0.002† | 14 (19) | NS | 23 (32) |
Abrupt onset | 37 (48.7) | 0.001‡ | 26 (83.8) | NS | 26 (86.6) |
Site of MCA lesion
| | 0.008‡ | | | |
Proximal | 59 (77.6) | | 16 (51.6) | – | – |
Distal | 17 (22.4) | | 15 (48.4) | – | – |
Degree of stenosis
|
Low degree | 19 (25.0) | NS | 6 (19.4) | – | – |
High degree | 32 (32.1) | NS | 6 (19.4) | – | – |
Occlusion | 25 (32.9) | 0.007‡ | 19 (61.2) | – | – |