Outcome Determinants of Stroke in a Brazilian Primary Stroke Center
Table 1
Demographical, clinical, and radiological data of the 341 patients included in the study.
Characteristics
Findings
Age (mean ± SD)
66.8 ± 15.7 years
Gender
Male (%)
52.2
Female (%)
47.8
Type of stroke
IS (%)
59.2
TIA (%)
29.6
ICH (%)
11.1
Previous hypertension (%)
68
Diabetes (%)
37
Previous stroke (%)
26.4
Smoking (%)
14
Obesity (%)
7.9
Familial history of stroke (%)
7
Time of symptoms at arrival* (mean ± SD)
1661 ± 3979 minutes
Wake-up stroke (%)*
25.2
Stroke warning symptoms*
Weakness and numbness (%)
66.6
Confusion, speech difficulties, and comprehension problems (%)
39
Dizziness and incoordination (%)
19.6
Severe headache (%)
16.7
Walking troubles (%)
16.4
Vision abnormalities (%)
11.1
Systolic blood pressure (mean ± SD)*
148.9 ± 54.1 mm Hg
Diastolic blood pressure (mean ± SD)*
84.1 ± 42.8 mm Hg
Heart rate (mean ± SD)*
80.8 ± 15.9 beats per minute
Oxygen saturation level (mean ± SD)*
95.9 ± 3%
Capillary glycemia (mean ± SD)*
137.1 ± 56.1 mg/dL
Temperature (mean ± SD)*
35.9 ± 2.9 Celsius
Glasgow score (mean ± SD)*
14.1 ± 2.3
NIHSS at admission*
Median = 2, interquartile range = 5
NIHSS at discharge**
Median = 0, interquartile range = 2
*Data obtained at the first evaluation; **data obtained at discharge; IS: ischemic stroke; ICH: intracerebral hemorrhage; TIA: transient ischemic attack; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.
