Epidemiological features, lesion location, and clinical features, stratified by outcome
| Feature | Good or moderate outcome (n = 47) | Poor outcome (n = 40) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Values are mean (SD) or n (%). | |||
| F, female; M, male; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health stroke scale. | |||
| Epidemiological features | |||
| Age (years) | 66.2 (13.6) | 70.1 (9.1) | NS |
| M/F | 32/15 | 23/17 | NS |
| Lesion location | |||
| Middle cerebral artery, left | 25 (53%) | 21 (53%) | NS |
| Middle cerebral artery, right | 10 (21%) | 12 (30%) | NS |
| Middle cerebral artery + anterior cerebral artery | 0 (0%) | 3 (8%) | NS |
| Brain stem | 11 (23%) | 0 (0%) | p<0.01 |
| Internal capsule haemorrhage, left | 0 (0%) | 3 (8%) | NS |
| Internal capsule haemorrhage, right | 1 (2%) | 1 (3%) | NS |
| Clinical features | |||
| Pneumonia | 11 (23%) | 28 (70%) | p<0.001 |
| NIHSS (points) | 9.4 (5.1) | 18.0 (4.0) | p<0.001 |
| Intubation | 4 (9%) | 11 (28%) | p<0.05 |
| Nasogastric tube duration (days) | 6.3 (6.2) | 14.9 (7.0) | p<0.001 |