Table 1 General characteristics of the study subjects according to functional outcome.

From: Clinical Implications of Serial Glucose Measurements in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Treated with Intravenous Thrombolysis

 

Independent outcome (mRS 0–2)

Dependent outcome (mRS 3–6)

P-value

N

200

292

 

Age, mean (SD), yr

66.3 (12.4)

72.5 (11.3)

<0.001

Male, N (%)

125 (62.5)

156 (53.4)

0.05

Initial NIHSS score (med, IQR)

8 (5, 12)

12 (9, 15.5)

<0.001

Time from onset to treatment, mean (SD), min

133 (59)

135 (59)

0.72

SBP, mean (SD), mmHg

137 (23)

139 (25)

0.23

TOAST, N (%)

  

0.001

   LAA

45 (22.5)

64 (21.9)

 

   CE

54 (27.0)

125 (42.8)

 

   SVO

6 (3.0)

3 (1.0)

 

   UD

95 (47.5)

100 (34.2)

 

HTN

113 (56.5)

167 (57.2)

0.93

DM

40 (20.0)

62 (21.2)

0.82

AF

20 (10.0)

54 (18.5)

0.01

Dyslipidemia

15 (7.5)

15 (5.1)

0.34

Smoking

59 (29.5)

77 (26.4)

0.47

Prior coronary disease

14 (7.0)

14 (4.8)

0.33

Prior stroke or TIA

14 (7.0)

34 (11.6)

0.09

Large artery occlusion

119 (59.5)

226 (77.4)

<0.001

   MCA

25 (12.5)

34 (11.6)

 

   Intracranial ICA

47 (23.5)

83 (28.4)

 

   Extracranial ICA

35 (17.5)

84 (28.8)

 

   Vertebrobasilar

3 (1.5)

14 (4.8)

 

   Others

9 (4.5)

11 (3.8)

 

Endovascular therapy

58 (29.0)

73 (25.0)

0.35

Insulin therapy

13 (6.5)

26 (8.9)

0.40

Glucose parameters, median (IQR), mg/dl

   Mean blood glucose

120.7 (106.5, 137.5)

127.5 (112.5, 146)

0.002

   Initial blood glucose

124 (101, 151)

126 (107, 153)

0.31

   Maximal blood glucose

152 (128, 188)

156.5 (131.5, 181)

0.43

Glycemic variability, median (IQR)

   Standard deviation, unit

21 (12.5, 32.2)

18 (12.5, 27)

0.13

   Coefficient of variance, %

17 (11.2, 23.5)

14.3 (10.2, 19.8)

0.005

   J index, unit

20.2 (15.1, 27.3)

21.7 (16.3, 28.8)

0.11

  1. Abbreviations: NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TOAST, Trials of Org 10,172 in Acute Stroke Treatment; LAA, large artery atherosclerosis; CE, cardioembolism; SVO, small vessel occlusion; UD, undetermined etiology; HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; AF, atrial fibrillation; TIA, transient ischemic attack; MCA, middle cerebral artery; ICA, internal carotid artery.