From: Factors associated with favourable outcome in large hemispheric infarctions
 | Unfavorable (mRS score 4–6) (n = 140) | Favorable (mRS score 0–3) (n = 113) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Age(years) | |||
 Mean ± SD | 66.2 ± 14.1 | 55.8 ± 14.7 | < 0.001* |
 Median(range) | 69(17-99) | 57(15–88) | < 0.001†|
Female, n(%) | 76(54.3) | 56(49.6) | 0.527‡ |
Rural population, n(%) | 43(30.7) | 41(36.3) | 0.421‡ |
Time from onset(hours), median(range) | 24(1–720) | 26(3–720) | 0.014†|
NIHSS score on admission, median(range) | 17(5–33) | 11(4–31) | < 0.001†|
SBP on admission (mm Hg) | 145.1 ± 26.1 | 134.7 ± 24.9 | 0.001* |
DBP on admission (mm Hg) | 86.9 ± 16.2 | 80.2 ± 14.9 | 0.001* |
Serum glucose on admission(mmol/L) | 8.2 ± 3.3 | 7.2 ± 3.3 | 0.015* |
Risk factors, n(%) | |||
 Hypertension | 83(59.3) | 44(38.9) | 0.002‡ |
 Diabetes mellitus | 32(22.9) | 20(17.7) | 0.350‡ |
 Dyslipidemia | 22(15.7) | 25(22.1) | 0.198‡ |
 Coronary heart disease | 21(15.0) | 9(8.0) | 0.117‡ |
 Atrial fibrillation | 69(49.3) | 42(37.2) | 0.057‡ |
 Rheumatic heart disease | 27(19.3) | 31(27.4) | 0.135‡ |
 Current smoking | 30(21.4) | 27(23.9) | 0.653‡ |
 Alcohol consumption | 23(16.4) | 18(15.9) | 0.915 ‡ |
 Previous all strokes/TIA | 27(19.3) | 15(13.3) | 0.236‡ |
Stroke in dominant hemisphere, n(%) | 65(46.4) | 60(53.1) | 0.313‡ |
TOAST classification, n(%) |  |  | 0.222‡ |
 Large-artery atherosclerosis | 27(19.3) | 30(26.6) |  |
 Cardioembolism | 75(53.6) | 48(42.5) |  |
 Other determined etiology | 9(6.4) | 5(4.4) |  |
 Undetermined etiology | 29(20.7) | 30(26.6) |  |
Statins pretreatment | 13(9.3) | 13(11.5) | 0.678‡ |