Research Article

High Level of Serum Tissue Kallikrein Is Associated with Favorable Outcome in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients

Table 1

Baseline clinical characteristics of patients stratified by outcomes.

VariablesmRS 0-2mRS 3-6 valueAliveDead value

48276510
Age (y)<0.0010.050
Male (%)72.9 (35/48)70.4 (19/27)0.81475.4 (49/65)50.0 (5/10)0.131
HBP (%)72.9 (35/48)74.1 (20/27)0.91369.2 (45/65)100.0 (10/10)0.054
DM (%)20.8 (10/48)37.0 (10/27)0.12821.5 (14/65)60.0 (6/10)0.019
Smoking (%)45.8 (22/48)40.7 (11/27)0.67046.2 (30/65)30.0 (3/10)0.497
AF (%)16.7 (8/48)40.7 (11/27)0.02121.5 (14/65)50.0 (5/10)0.110
Previous stroke18.8 (9/48)37.0 (10/27)0.08020.0 (13/65)60.0 (6/10)0.014
NIHSS7 (3, 12)14 (9, 20)<0.0018 (4, 12)17 (10, 22)0.007
OTT (min)185 (122, 222)150 (124, 192)0.178164 (123, 220)164 (125, 198)0.969
Baseline TK (pg/ml)40.4 (9.2, 82.9)8.4 (3.2, 23.3)0.00234.5 (7.7, 61.8)3.7 (3.0, 13.3)0.012
IV-tPA (%)91.7 (44/48)81.5 (22/27)0.26989.2 (58/65)80.0 (8/10)0.344
EVT (%)18.8 (9/48)37.0 (10/27)0.08026.2 (17/65)20.0 (2/10)1.000

Abbreviations: HBP: hypertension; DM: diabetes mellitus; AF: atrial fibrillation; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; OTT: onset-to-treatment time; TK: tissue kallikrein; IV-tPA: intravenous tissue plasminogen activator; EVT: endovascular treatment.