Clinical Study
Higher Blood Glucose within the Normal Range Is Associated with More Severe Strokes
Table 1
Basic characteristics of the patients.
| | No. of patients | 361 | | Age, years (SD) | 75.0 (12.9) | | Gender, female (%) | 188 (52.1) | | Ethnic group (% Caucasian) | 283 (78.4) | | BMI (SD) | 25.24 (5.2) | | Average days since onset (median, SD) | 9.4 (7, 6.2) | | Initial stroke severity, admission FIM (SD) | 55.7 (21.0) | | Blood pressure, systolic, mmHg (SD) | 132 (20) | | Body temperature, degrees Fahrenheit (SD) | 97.5 (1.1) | | Body temperature, degrees Celsius (SD) | 36.4 (0.6) | | Atrial fibrillation (%) | 78 (21.6) | | Heart disease (%) | 45 (12.5) | | Hypertension (%) | 274 (75.9) |
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