Elevated Troponin Level with Negative Outcome Was Found in Ischemic Stroke

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of patients with and without elevated cTnI.

Variable	Troponin elevation		P value^α
	Yes (𝑛=45)	No (𝑛=194)
Age (year) median* (Min–Max)**	78 (R: 42–98)	73 (R: 24–93)	0.08
NIHSS at hospitalization median (Min–Max)	13 (R: 1–19)	12 (R: 0–19)	0.34
NIHSS at discharge median (Min–Max)	12 (R: 0–36)	11 (R: 1–36)	0.03
mRS at hospitalization median (Min–Max)	4 (R: 1–5)	4 (R: 0–12)	0.09
mRS at discharge median (Min–Max)	4 (R: 1–6)	4 (R: 0–11)	0.02
Duration of hospitalization (day) median (Min–Max)	7 (R: 1–39)	6 (R: 1–34)	0.95
Ischemic stroke patients (n)
Anterior circulation	32	123
Posterior circulation	8	49	0.55
Hemorrhagic stroke patients (n)	5	22
Insular cortex involvement	29	70	0.001 ^β
Gender (female/male)	28/17	98/96	0.15

∗Median, **range (Min–Max), ^αMann-Whitney 𝑈 test, ^βSpearman correlation.