Retrospective Study
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World J Exp Med. Sep 20, 2024; 14(3): 95540
Published online Sep 20, 2024. doi: 10.5493/wjem.v14.i3.95540
Table 4 Clinical characteristics of patients according to presence/absence of delayed neurological deterioration and 3-mo outcome after intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator treatment
Variables
Total, n = 418
No D-ND, n = 182
D-ND, n = 236
P value
Good 3-months, n = 250
Poor 3-months, n = 168
P value
Age in yr64.5 (53-72)60 (49-67.25)67 (58-76.75)< 0.001160 (50-68)69 (61-75)< 0.0011
Sex
    Male249 (59.6)120 (65.9)129 (54.7)0.022162 (64.8)87 (51.8)0.0082
    Female169 (40.4)62 (34.1)107 (45.3)88 (35.2)81 (48.2)
Risk factor
    Hypertension299 (71.5)114 (62.6)185 (79.1)< 0.0012163 (65.2)136 (81.9)< 0.0012
    Dyslipidemia276 (66.0)113 (62.8)163 (69.7)0.1412162 (65.3)114 (68.7)0.4782
    Diabetes Mellitus141 (33.7)55 (30.4)86 (36.4)0.195273 (29.3)68 (40.5)0.0182
    Atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter102 (24.4)40 (22.0)62 (26.3)0.311253 (21.2)49 (29.2)0.0632
    Old stroke47 (11.2)16 (8.8)31 (13.2)0.16224 (9.7)23 (13.7)0.212
    Current smoking73 (17.5)38 (86.4)35 (79.5)0.395252 (85.2)21 (77.8)0.392
    Current alcohol drinking42 (10.0)20 (95.2)22 (84.6)0.24230 (88.2)12 (92.3)0.6852
Etiology
    Other determined or undetermined177 (42.3)69 (38.3)108 (46.0)0.004293 (37.5)84 (50.3)0.0022
    Cardioembolic102 (24.4)51 (28.3)51 (21.7)70 (28.2)32 (19.2)
    Small-artery occlusion94 (22.5)50 (27.8)44 (18.7)66 (26.6)28 (16.8)
    Large-artery atherosclerosis42(10)10 (5.6)32 (13.6)19 (7.7)23 (13.8)
Medication
    Antihypertensive therapy202 (45.6)81 (44.5)121 (51.3)0.172111 (44.4)91 (54.2)0.052
    Antiplatelet therapy81 (18.3)31 (17.0)50 (21.2)0.287244 (17.6)37 (22.0)0.2622
    Hypoglycemic therapy121 (27.3)53 (29.1)68 (28.9)0.967271 (28.5)50 (29.8)0.7832
    Infarct volume in mL3.27 (0.58-24.24)1.16 (0.05-7.88)7.61 (1.53-63.41)0.3611.46 (0.13-7.93)16.62 (2.51-103.09)0.0131
    Time for stroke onset to intravenous rtPA infusion in min170.05 (124-218.25)182 (0-125)167.5 (120-219.5)0.5281173.5 (125-218)166.5 (120-220)0.3061