Clinical Study

Effect of Telmisartan on Cerebral and Systemic Haemodynamics in Patients with Recent Ischaemic Stroke: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Table 4

The effect of telmisartan on outcome and stroke classification.

Outcome measureControl
( )
Telmisartan
( )
Control
(mean sd/median IQR/%)
Telmisartan
(mean sd/median IQR/%)
Unadjusted 
-value
Adjusted 
-value#

Day 7 SSSa71153.7 (4.3)48.8 (16.9)0.200.07
Day 90 SSSa61054.5 (2.7)55.9 (3.0)0.430.41
Day 90 mRS*7112 (2, 3)2 (1, 2)0.240.11
TOAST712
 Large artery2728.658.30.35
 Small vessel4357.125.0
 Cardioembolic1214.316.7

ANCOVA, *ordinal regression (unadjusted), #ordinal regression adjusted for age.