Research Article

Alteration of Thyroid-Related Hormones within Normal Ranges and Early Functional Outcomes in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

Table 2

Demographics and vascular risk factors according to outcome.

Good functional outcome
(mRS ≤ 2) ()
Poor functional outcome
(mRS > 2) ()

Age (years) (median, IQR)67 (58–76)72 (60–80)0.147
Sex (male, %)396 (62.2%)45 (52.9%)0.101
Smoking (, %)272 (42.7%)28 (32.9%)0.086
Hyperlipidemia (, %)255 (40.0%)41 (48.2%)0.149
Coronary artery disease (, %)45 (7.1%)11 (12.9%)0.057
Diabetes mellitus (, %)153 (24.0%)23 (27.1%)0.540
Atrial fibrillation (, %)40 (6.3%)15 (17.6%)0.000
Previous stroke (, %)71 (11.1%)13 (15.3%)0.263
Transient ischemic attacks (, %)19 (3.0%)4 (4.7%)0.395
History of hypertension (, %)422 (66.2%)57 (67.1%)0.882

mRS, modified Rankin Scale; IQR, interquartile range.