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Table 1 Clinical and biochemical characteristics of the good and poor outcomes in all AIS patients

From: Relationship between mean blood pressure during hospitalization and clinical outcome after acute ischemic stroke

Variables

Total (n = 649)

Good outcome

(n = 557)

Poor outcome (n = 92)

P

Age, Median (IQR)

69.0 (60.0, 77.0)

67.0 (59.0, 76.0)

76.0 (68.8, 84.0)

<  0.001

Hospital stay (days),

Mean ± SD

13.3 ± 4.1

13.0 ± 3.6

14.8 ± 6.1

<  0.001

Sex, n (%)

Male

427 (65.8)

378 (67.9)

49 (53.3)

0.009

Female

222 (34.2)

179 (32.1)

43 (46.7)

Risk factors, n (%)

 Hypertension

yes

490 (75.5)

417 (74.9)

73 (79.3)

0.426

no

159 (24.5)

140 (25.1)

19 (20.7)

 Diabetes

Mellitus

yes

272 (41.9)

219 (39.3)

53 (57.6)

0.001

no

377 (58.1)

338 (60.7)

39 (42.4)

 Atrial Fibrillation

yes

73 (11.2)

51 (9.2)

22 (23.9)

<  0.001

no

576 (88.8)

506 (90.8)

70 (76.1)

 Hyperlipidemia

yes

35 (5.4)

31 (5.6)

4 (4.3)

0.805

no

613 (94.6)

525 (94.4)

88 (95.7)

 Coronary heart disease

yes

123 (19.0)

99 (17.8)

24 (26.1)

0.082

no

526 (81.0)

458 (82.2)

68 (73.9)

 Smoking

yes

196 (30.2)

179 (32.1)

17 (18.5)

0.012

no

453 (69.8)

378 (67.9)

75 (81.5)

 Drinking

yes

127 (19.6)

115 (20.6)

12 (13)

0.119

no

522 (80.4)

442 (79.4)

80 (87)

Biochemical variables, Median (IQR)

 Total-C

4.3 (3.4, 5.1)

4.3 (3.5, 5.1)

3.8 (3.0, 5.0)

0.012

 TG

1.3 (1.0, 1.7)

1.3 (1.0, 1.7)

1.1 (0.9, 1.5)

0.005

 HDL-C

1.2 (1.0, 1.4)

1.2 (1.0, 1.4)

1.2 (1.0, 1.5)

0.876

 LDL-C

2.5 (1.9, 3.1)

2.6 (1.9, 3.2)

2.2 (1.6, 3.0)

0.011

TOAST classification, n (%)

<  0.001

 LAA

301 (46.4)

250 (44.9)

51 (55.4)

 SVO

254 (39.1)

237 (42.5)

17 (18.5)

 CE

79 (12.2)

57 (10.2)

22 (23.9)

 OE and UD

15 (2.3)

13 (2.3)

2 (2.2)

BP, n (%)/Mean ± SD

 Admission SBP

145.0 (132.0,162.0)

146.0 (133.0,161.0)

141.5 (126.5166.5)

0.782

 Admission DBP

84.0 (75.0, 93.0)

84.0 (76.0, 92.0)

82.0 (73.8, 94.0)

0.363

 Mean SBP

142.7 (133.0,151.8)

142.9 (133.7151.2)

141.6 (130.0,154.5)

0.736

 Mean DBP, Mean ± SD

81.7 ± 9.0

82.1 ± 9.0

79.1 ± 9.1

0.002

BP indices in acute stage (1–4d), Mean ± SD

 Mean SBP

144.8 ± 16.4

144.6 ± 15.6

145.6 ± 20.6

0.618

 Mean DBP

82.6 ± 9.7

82.9 ± 9.6

80.5 ± 10.3

0.027

BP indices in subacute stage (>4 d), n (%)/Mean ± SD

 Mean SBP

142.3 (132.2151.2)

142.4 (133.3151.1)

141.3 (128.5152.4)

0.563

 Mean DBP

81.4 ± 9.3

81.9 ± 9.2

78.3 ± 9.3

<  0.001

Previous medication history, n (%)

 Antihypertensive

drugs

yes

365 (56.2)

316 (56.7)

49 (53.3)

0.611

no

284 (43.8)

241 (43.3)

43 (46.7)

 Hypoglycemic agents

yes

199 (30.7)

158 (28.4)

41 (44.6)

0.005

no

449 (69.2)

398 (71.5)

51 (55.4)

 Statins

yes

97 (14.9)

78 (14)

19 (20.7)

0.134

no

552 (85.1)

479 (86)

73 (79.3)

 Antiplatelet drugs

yes

120 (18.5)

95 (17.1)

25 (27.2)

0.03

no

529 (81.5)

462 (82.9)

67 (72.8)

Admission assessment, n (%)

 NIHSS

2.0 (1.0, 5.0)

2.0 (1.0, 4.0)

8.5 (5.0, 12.0)

<  0.001

 mRS

2.0 (1.0, 3.0)

1.0 (1.0, 3.0)

4.0 (4.0, 5.0)

<  0.001

 END

yes

90 (13.9)

64 (11.5)

26 (28.3)

<  0.001

no

559 (86.1)

493 (88.5)

66 (71.7)

  1. IQR Interquartile range, BP indicates Blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, SBP Systolic blood pressure, TOAST Trial of Org 10,172 in Acute Stroke Treatment, LAA Large-artery atherosclerosis, SVO Small-vessel occlusion, CE Cardioembolism, OE and UD stroke of other determined etiology and stroke of undetermined etiology, TC Total cholesterol, TG Triglyceride, LDL Low-density lipoprotein, HDL High-density lipoprotein, AFib Atrial fibrillation, CHD Coronary heart disease, mRS admission modified Rankin Scale, END Early neurological deterioration after stroke, NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale