Table 1 Baseline and three-month characteristics of the study population compared to the remaining Nor-COAST population
Total n = 700 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Not included (n = 443) | Included (n = 257) | p | |
Sex, male, n (%) | 251 (57) | 149 (58) | 0.734 |
Age at three months, mean y (SD) | 74 (12) | 73 (11) | 0.162 |
BMI at three months, mean kg/m2 (SD) | 27 (4.2) | 27 (4.3) | 0.797 |
Waist at three months, mean cm (SD) | 97 (13) | 95 (13) | 0.283 |
NIHSS on admission, mean (SD) | 5.0 (6.5) | 3.7 (4.6) | 0.004 |
At three months | 1.0 (2.0) | 0.7 (1.3) | 0.022 |
Modified Rankin scale, mean (SD) | 2.5 (1.5) | 2.0 (1.1) | < 0.001 |
At three months | 2.0 (1.4) | 1.5 (0.9) | < 0.001 |
Modified Rankin scale ≤2, n (%) | 269 (49) | 178 (70) | < 0.001 |
At three months | 304 (68) | 224 (88) | < 0.001 |
Barthel index, mean (SD) | 79 (28) | 92 (14) | < 0.001 |
At three months | 90 (21) | 98 (6.1) | < 0.001 |
Laboratory values at three months*, median (IQR) | |||
eGFR (N = 272/253) | 77 (60, 89) | 76 (63, 88) | 0.696 |
hsCRP (N = 98/169) | 1.9 (0.7, 3.6) | 1.6 (0.8, 3.7) | 0.513 |
IL6 (N = 111/257) | 4.6 (2.5, 6.7) | 4.6 (2.9, 7.4) | 0.438 |
IL10 (N = 111/257) | 18 (8.6, 32) | 20 (8.6, 36) | 0.304 |
Neopterin (N = 109/257) | 16 (12, 22) | 16 (12, 22) | 0.998 |
PAr-index (N = 109/257) | 0.52 (0.39, 0.73) | 0.64 (0.44, 0.91) | 0.005 |
KTR (N = 109/257) | 32 (28, 40) | 34 (29, 42) | 0.062 |
KA (N = 109/257) | 55 (44, 75) | 59 (46, 76) | 0.276 |