Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants (n = 531) and participants stratified according to the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale scores.
From: NIHSS is not enough for cognitive screening in acute stroke: A cross-sectional, retrospective study
Total sample N = 531 | NIHSS 0* N = 168 | NIHSS 1-2* N = 199 | NIHSS 3-5* N = 107 | NIHSS ≥ 6* N = 57 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex, female, n (%) | 223 (42) | 67 (40) | 84 (42) | 43 (40) | 29 (50) |
Age, y, mean (SD) | 69.2 (14.7) | 68.2 (13.8) | 68.4 (16.4) | 70.3 (14.2) | 73.2 (10.8) |
Risk factors/comorbidities, n (%) | |||||
Diabetes | 73 (14) | 17 (10) | 27 (13) | 21 (20) | 8 (9) |
Hypertension | 308 (58) | 96 (57) | 102 (51) | 72 (67) | 38 (67) |
Hyperlipidaemia | 110 (21) | 40 (24) | 33 (16) | 21 (20) | 16 (28) |
Atrial fibrillation | 113 (21) | 26 (15) | 40 (20) | 28 (26) | 19 (33) |
Previous stroke | 87 (16) | 20 (12) | 30 (15) | 21 (20) | 16 (28) |
Previous TIA | 34 (6) | 14 (8) | 12 (6) | 4 (4) | 4 (7) |
Current smoker | 63 (12) | 12 (7) | 26 (13) | 17 (16) | 8 (14) |
Stroke type, n (%) | |||||
Total anterior circulation infarcts | 11 (2) | 1 (1) | 4 (2) | 1 (1) | 5 (9) |
Partial anterior circulation infarcts | 76 (14) | 18 (11) | 22 (11) | 16 (15) | 20 (35) |
Posterior circulation infarcts | 177 (33) | 73 (44) | 63 (32) | 34 (32) | 7 (12) |
Lacunar infarcts | 227 (43) | 65 (39) | 96 (48) | 48 (45) | 18 (32) |
Haemorrhage | 39 (7) | 10 (6) | 14 (7) | 8 (7) | 7 (12) |
Reperfusion, n (%) | 119 (22) | 19 (11) | 36 (18) | 27 (25) | 37 (65) |
BI, median (range) | 95 (10–100) | 100 (35–100) | 100 (35–100) | 90 (25–100) | 80 (10–100) |
MoCA, median (range) | 25 (3–30) | 25 (9–30) | 25 (3–30) | 23 (4–30) | 23 (4–29) |
Cog-4, median (range) | 0 (0–7) | 0 (0–0) | 0 (0–3) | 1 (0–3) | 2 (0–7) |
NIHSS day 2, median (range) | 0 (0–11) | 0 (0–4) | 1 (0–10) | 1 (0–10) | 1 (0–11) |
Length of hospital stay, days,median (range) | 6 (2–43) | 5 (2–34) | 6 (2–43) | 9 (2–36) | 9 (2–23) |
