Table 3 Analyses of parameters associated with systolic and diastolic BP in patients with acute HS

Age, year

64.5 (51.5,70.8)

63 (52,75)

54.5 (48.3,64.5)

0.19

74 (58,80)

62 (52,73)

52 (45,62)

< 0.001^*

Gender (F/M)

5/7

101/153

5/11

0.79

24/23

80/128

7/20

0.09

Initial NIHSS score

19 (8,40)

9.5 (4,19)

24 (14,31)

0.01^*

16 (8,40)

9 (3.3,16)

16 (10.3,30.8)

< 0.001^*

Admission cost, USD

2755.6

(2169, 7995.5)

1845.9

(1110.8, 3986.0)

1768.6

(1137.1, 6211.4)

0.29

2629.1

(1596.6, 6628.8)

1668.6

(983, 3649)

1981.2

(1488.4, 4241.6)

0.002^*

Length of stay, day

13.92 ± 9.55

18.98 ± 17.97

16.19 ± 21.28

0.543

19.68 ± 16.66

18.17 ± 18.23

20.07 ± 17.69

0.790

One-year mRS score

6 (3,6)

3 (1,5)

6 (5,6)

0.002^*

5 (4,6)

3 (1,5)

5 (2,6)

< 0.001^*

Hypertension, %

41.7

60.6

31.3

0.03^*

48.9

61.1

51.9

0.25

Diabetes mellitus, %

33.3

20.5

25.0

0.53

34.0

18.8

18.5

0.54

Heart rate, bpm

83 (77.5,92)

76 (66,86)

88.5 (77.3, 96.3)

0.01^*

77 (65.5,87.5)

76 (67,87)

83 (73,93.5)

0.23

Previous stroke, %

30.0

32.9

37.5

0.94

41.0

31.3

31.8

0.5

Heart disease, %

25.0

16.9

18.8

0.76

21.3

17.3

11.1

0.54

Hemoglobin, mg/dl

11.8 (10.7,13.6)

13.9 (12,15)

14.0 (12.6,15.6)

0.05^*

12.7 (11.0,14.0)

`13.9 (12.2,15)

15.2 (13.4,16.2)

< 0.001^*

BUN/Cr ≥ 15, n (%)

6 (54.6)

111 (51.9)

3 (25.0)

0.19

25 (58.1)

85 (49.7)

10 (43.5)

0.47

Infection, n (%)

5 (41.7)

77 (30.3)

6 (37.5)

0.62

19 (40.4)

61 (29.3)

8 (29.6)

0.33