Table 1 Results of univariate analysis: differences in outcome variables between first-ever ischaemic stroke patients with and without pretreatment with statins
Data | Statin use | Pvalue | |
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 381) | No (n = 1,701) | ||
Male sex | 194 (50.9) | 793 (46.6) | 0.072 |
Age, years, mean (SD) | 71.8 (11.1) | 75.7 (12.3) | 0.000 |
Age, years ≥ 85 years | 44 (11.5) | 380 (22.3) | 0.000 |
Cardiac events | 17 (4.5) | 78 (4.6) | 0.523 |
Respiratory events | 21 (5.5) | 162 (9.5) | 0.006 |
Infectious complications | 37 (9.7) | 223 (13.1) | 0.039 |
Neurological complications | 28 (7.3) | 173 (10.2) | 0.053 |
Favourable outcome, mRS grades 0-2 | 84 (22) | 298 (17.5) | 0.025 |
Unfavourable outcome, mRS grades 3-5 | 25 (6.6) | 196 (11.5) | 0.002 |
In-hospital mortality | 23 (6.0) | 226 (13.3) | 0.000 |