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Table 1 Characteristics of the patients

From: Initial in-hospital heart rate is associated with three-month functional outcomes after acute ischemic stroke

Clinical Background

N = 1420

Age, y, mean ± SD

69.8 ± 14.3

Men, n (%)

813 (54.3)

Hypertension, n (%)

1076 (75.8)

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

616 (43.4)

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

903 (63.6)

Atrial fibrillation, n (%)

287 (20.2)

Coronary artery disease, n (%)

94 (6.6)

Congestive heart failure, n (%)

58 (4.1)

Thrombolytic therapy, n (%)

147 (10.4)

Body mass index, kg/m2, mean ± SD

24.6 ± 4.1

Current smoker, n (%)

341 (24.0)

Cholesterol, mmol/L, mean ± SD

4.50 ± 1.12

Triglyceride, mmol/L, mean ± SD

1.38 ± 1.01

eGFR, mL/min per 1.73 m2, mean ± SD

62.6 ± 29.1

Mean systolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean ± SD

151.9 ± 21.2

Mean diastolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean ± SD

85.8 ± 12.2

NIHSS on admission, median (IQR)

4 (1–7)

Unfavorable 3-month functional outcome, n (%)

535 (37.7)

Stroke subtypes, n (%)

 Atherothrombotic

228 (16.1)

 Cardioembolic

295 (20.8)

 Lacunar

534 (37.6)

 Other determined pathogenesis

23 (1.6)

 Undetermined pathogenesis

340 (23.9)

  1. Data are n (%) for categorical data and mean (standard deviation, SD) or median (interquartile range, IQR) for continuous data, depending on the distribution of the data
  2. Abbreviations: eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, NIHSS National Institute of Health Stroke Scale