Table 1 Baseline characteristics of Chinese patients with acute ischemic stroke and with or without early consciousness disorder

Patients, n (%)

199 (35.0)

370 (65.0)

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Mean age, yr

66.7 ± 13.6

63.7 ± 14.2

0.016*

Women, n (%)

103 (51.8)

163 (44.1)

0.079***

Delay from symptom onset to admission, h

13.9 ± 8.2

15.0 ± 8.5

0.130*

Median NIHSS score on admission

16 (0–33)

3.5 (0–19)

<0.001**

Median GCS score on admission

10 (3–15)

15 (9–15)

<0.001**

SBP ≥180 mmHg, n (%)

16 (8.0)

24 (6.5)

0.489***

DBP ≥ 100 mmHg, n (%)

32 (16.1)

43 (11.6)

0.134***

Serum glucose on admission, mmol/L

8.53 ± 3.62

7.21 ± 2.85

<0.001*

 Hypertension

119 (59.8)

237 (64.1)

0.317***

 Diabetes mellitus

56 (28.1)

90 (24.3)

0.320***

 Hyperlipidemia

34 (17.1)

97 (26.2)

0.014***

 Coronary heart disease

29 (14.6)

28 (7.6)

0.008***

 Atrial fibrillation

85 (42.7)

70 (18.9)

<0.001***

 Valvular heart disease

39 (19.6)

35 (9.5)

0.001***

 Current smoking

43 (21.6)

101 (27.3)

0.137***

 Alcohol consumption

38 (19.1)

57 (15.4)

0.260***

 Previous stroke

34 (17.1)

77 (20.8)

0.285***

 History of head trauma

2 (1.0)

5 (1.4)

1.000***