Research Article
Age Predicts Functional Outcome in Acute Stroke Patients with rt-PA Treatment
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the subjects in the study compared to Chulalongkorn hospital series and NINDS study.
| | | This study | Chulalongkorn [7] | NINDS study [8] |
| | Age (mean ± SD) | | | | | Asian race (%) | 100% | 100% | 0.01% | | Male | 52% | 38% | 58% | | SBP (mmHg) | | | | | DBP (mmHg) | | | | | Initial plasma glucose (mg/dL) | | | | | NIHSS score | 9 (1–24) | 20 (9–32) | 14 (1–37) | | Underlying diseases | | Not available | Not available | | Diabetes mellitus | 25 (33%) | | | | Hypertension | 35 (46%) | | | | Dyslipidemia | 15 (20%) | | | | Atrial fibrillation | 16 (21%) | | | | Smoking | 38 (50%) | | | | Previous stroke | 8 (10%) | | |
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Note. NIHSS: National Institute Health Stroke Scale.
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