Ethnicity and thrombolysis in ischemic stroke: a hospital based study in Amsterdam

BMC Neurology

Table 3 Potential contraindications for receiving thrombolysis

	White (n = 392)	Non-white (n = 118)	p value
Arrival hospital after 2.5 hours of symptom onset	59%	79%	< 0.001
Blood pressure higher than 185/110	17%	28%	0.02
NIHSS < 5	48%	56%	0.14
NIHSS > 25	1%	0%	0.44
Age > 80 years	21%	6%	< 0.001
Previous stroke and diabetes	6%	7%	0.88
Oral anticoagulation use	14%	6%	0.02

Variables which may potentially explain why patients were not treated with intravenous thrombolysis. NIHSS = National institute of health stroke scale

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