Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population
Variables | Thrombolysis (%) | Without (%) | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Patients included | 33 | 55 | Â |
Gender* | Â | Â | 0.008 |
- Men | 24 (72.7) | 32 (58.2) | Â |
- Women | 9 (27.3) | 23 (41.8) | Â |
Age, average (range)# | 73.6 (61-85) | 77.2 (65-91) | 0.025 |
Living situation* | Â | Â | Â |
- Living alone | 7 (21.2) | 30 (55.5) | 0.003 |
- Living with a partner | 26 (78.8) | 25 (45.5) | Â |
Brain hemisphere* | Â | Â | Â |
- Left side | 20 (39.4) | 16 (29.1) | 0.007 |
- Right side | 13 (60.6) | 34 (61.8) | Â |
- Unknown | Â | 5 (9.1) | Â |
NIHSS, average (range)# | 9.97 (3-27) | 2.6 (0-6) | <0.001 |
Length of hospital stay in days | 7 | 7 | 1.000 |
Risk factors present before stroke/History* | 1 (3.0) | 6 (10.9%) | 0.248 |
- No risk factors | 23 (69.7) | 27 (49.1) | 0.076 |
- Hypertension | 13 (39.4) | 6 (10.9) | 0.003 |
- Hypercholesterolemia | 4 (12.1) | 12 (21.8) | 0.392 |
- Diabetes | 9 (27.3) | 16 (29.1) | 1.000 |
- Smoking | 9 (27.3) | 14 (25.5) | 1.000 |
- Ischemic heart disease | 9 (27.3) | 13 (23.6) | 0.801 |
- Stroke/TIA | 7 (21.2) | 5 (9.1) | 0.122 |
- Atrial fibrillation | 1 (3.0) | 2 (3.6) | 1.000 |