Table 1 Characteristics of patients with IS and HS

Demographics

 Age, year

67.8 ± 12.8

62.4 ± 15.4

< 0.001^*

 Gender (F/M)

453/720

111/171

0.82

Stroke severity

 Initial NIHSS

6.6 ± 7.1

14.7 ± 13.2

< 0.001^*

Stroke outcome

 Admission cost, US dollar

2305.9 ± 3351.3

3566.5 ± 4380.7

< 0.001^*

 Length of stay, day

14.84 ± 15.61

18.61 ± 17.88

0.001^*

 One-year mRS score

2.2 ± 1.9

3.4 ± 2.2

< 0.001^*

Initial blood pressure

 Systolic BP, mmHg

152.2 ± 23.5

157.0 ± 30.8

0.01^*

 Diastolic BP, mmHg

85.5 ± 13.6

88.2 ± 18.4

0.02^*

Risk factor of stroke

 Hypertension

737 (62.8 %)

164 (52.8 %)

0.15

 Diabetes mellitus

355 (30.3 %)

60 (21.3 %)

< 0.001^*

 Dyslipidemia

  TC ≥ 200 mg/dl

305 (26.0 %)

68 (24.1 %)

0.51

  LDL ≥ 130 mg/dl

236 (20.1 %)

41 (14.5 %)

0.03^*

 Cigarette smoking

429 (36.6 %)

88 (31.2 %)

0.09

 History of previous stroke

420 (35.8 %)

78 (27.7 %)

0.17

 History of heart disease

384 (32.7 %)

49 (17.4 %)

< 0.001^*

 BUN/Cr ≥ 15

421 (35.9 %)

120 (42.6 %)

0.07

 Infection

214 (18.2 %)

88 (31.2 %)

< 0.001^*