Comparison between Ischemic Stroke Patients <50 Years and β₯50 Years Admitted to a Single Centre: The Bergen Stroke Study
Table 2
Characteristics of cerebral infarction in young and old patients.
Young patients ()
Old patients ()
P
Classification
LACS
20 (20.2)
281 (25.2)
.33
TACS
17 (17.2)
184 (16.5)
PACS
38 (38.4)
458 (41.0)
POCS
24 (24.2)
193 (17.3)
Parameters on admission
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
155
168
<.001
Body temperature (centigrade)
36.8
36.6
.47
Serum glucose (mmol/L)
6.5
6.8
.26
Scores βOn admission
NIHSS
5.7
6.3
.45
βAt day 7
NIHSS
4.4
4.9
.50
mRS 0β2
70 (70.0)
677 (60.6)
.11
mRS 3β5
26 (26.0)
408 (36.5)
mRS 6
4 (4.0)
32 (2.9)
Barthel Index (mean)
86.9
78.1
.01
Complications
Nasogastric feeding
6 (6.0)
132 (11.8)
.10
Pneumonia
2 (2.0)
118 (10.6)
.003
Urinary tract infection
2 (2.0)
163 (14.6)
<.001
Seizures
4 (4.0)
40 (3.6)
.78
Etiology
Large-artery atherosclerosis
3 (3.0)
139 (12.4)
.003
Cardiac embolism
21 (21.0)
328 (29.4)
.08
Small vessel disease
14 (14.0)
170 (15.2)
.88
Other causes
23 (23.0)
10 (0.9)
<.001
Unknown
39 (39.0)
468 (41.9)
.4
Data are expressed as mean or n (%). NIHSS, The National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; LACS, lacunar stroke syndrome; TACS, total anterior circulation stroke syndrome; PACS, partial anterior circulation stroke syndrome; POCS, posterior circulation stroke syndrome; mRS, modified Rankin Scale.
