Table 1 The comparison of baseline characteristics between the patients with symptomatic isolated MCA disease (IMCAD) and those without.
From: Long-term prognosis of symptomatic isolated middle cerebral artery disease in Korean stroke patients
With symptomatic IMCAD (N = 141) | Without symptomatic IMCAD (N = 2,113) | |
|---|---|---|
Age - mean (SD), years | 64.4 (12.5) | 66.1 (12.3) |
Male sex (%) | 74 (52.5) | 1,145 (54.2) |
Hypertension - no. (%) | 87 (61.7) | 1,417 (67.1) |
Diabetes mellitus - no. (%) | 40 (28.4) | 664 (31.4) |
Smoking (ever) - no. (%) | 46 (32.6) | 648 (30.7) |
Dyslipidemia - no. (%) | 53 (37.6) * | 419 (19.8) |
Time from stroke onset to admission | ||
≤ 24 hours - no. (%) | 78 (55.3) | 1,230 (58.2) |
> 24 hours - no (%) | 63 (44.7) | 883 (41.8) |
Qualifying event | ||
Stroke - no. (%) | 130 (92.2)* | 2,208 (96.0) |
TIA - no. (%) | 11 (7.8) | 85 (4.0) |
NIHSS on admission - mean (SD) | 6.1 (6.0) | 5.8 (6.1) |
Median | 4.0 | 3.0 |
mRS on discharge - mean (SD) | 2.1 (1.5) | 2.0 (1.6) |
median | 2.0 | 2.0 |
IMCAD | ||
≥ 50% MCA stenosis | 98 (69.5) | |
MCA occlusion | 43 (30.5) |