Table 1 General characteristics of subjects.

From: CHA2DS2-VASc score in acute ischemic stroke with atrial fibrillation: results from the Clinical Research Collaboration for Stroke in Korea

 

All patients

No OAC

OAC

P-value

N

7395

1895

5500

 

Age, mean (SD)

73.1 (10.2)

74.3 (10.2)

72.7 (10.1)

 < 0.001

Male, n (%)

4008 (54.2)

993 (52.4)

3015 (54.8)

0.07

Arrival time, n (%)

0.01

within 12 h

5968 (80.7)

1559 (82.3)

4409 (80.2)

 

12–24 h

770 (10.4)

163 (8.6)

607 (11.0)

 

24–48 h

657 (8.9)

173 (9.1)

484 (8.8)

 

Prestroke mRS 0–1, n (%)

6296 (85.1)

1531 (80.8)

4765 (86.6)

 < 0.001

BMI, mean (SD)

23.5 (3.5)

23.4 (3.4)

23.6 (3.5)

0.12

Baseline NIHSS, median (IQR)

5 (2—10)

8 (3—13)

5 (2—9)

 < 0.001

Risk factors, n (%)

Previous TIA

155 (2.1)

33 (1.7)

122 (2.2)

0.21

Previous stroke

1816 (24.6)

466 (24.6)

1350 (24.5)

0.97

Previous PAD

49 (0.7)

13 (0.7)

36 (0.7)

0.88

Previous CAD

1031 (13.9)

268 (14.1)

763 (13.9)

0.77

Hypertension

5209 (70.4)

1378 (72.7)

3831 (69.7)

0.01

Diabetes

2136 (28.9)

602 (31.8)

1534 (27.9)

0.001

Dyslipidemia

2030 (27.5)

433 (22.8)

1597 (29.0)

 < 0.001

Smoking

1329 (18.0)

333 (17.6)

996 (18.1)

0.60

Congestive heart failure

319 (4.3)

77 (4.1)

242 (4.4)

0.53

Medication history

Prior antiplatelet use

2668 (36.1)

723 (38.2)

1945 (35.4)

0.03

Prior anticoagulant use

1251 (16.9)

193 (10.2)

1058 (19.2)

 < 0.001

Prior antihypertensive use

4472 (60.5)

1161 (61.3)

3311 (60.2)

0.41

Prior statin use

1694 (22.9)

378 (19.9)

1316 (23.9)

0.0004

Prior antidiabetic use

1617 (21.9)

470 (24.8)

1147 (20.9)

0.0003

Laboratory findings, mean (SD)

WBC count, 103/µL

8.12 (2.86)

8.62 (3.28)

7.94 (2.68)

 < 0.001

Creatinine, mg/dl

1.05 (0.87)

1.08 (0.88)

1.04 (0.87)

0.09

Hemoglobin, g/dl

13.5 (2.0)

13.2 (2.1)

13.6 (1.9)

 < 0.001

Platelet count, 103/µL

207.2 (64.3)

206.8 (69.0)

207.3 (62.6)

0.78

Low-density lipoprotein, mg/dl

97.9 (32.3)

98.2 (32.9)

97.7 (32.1)

0.59

PT, INR

1.16 (0.40)

1.15 (0.42)

1.17 (0.40)

0.07

Glucose, mg/dl

138.5 (52.0)

143.7 (52.6)

136.7 (51.7)

 < 0.001

SBP, mmHg

143.0 (25.8)

144.3 (27.6)

142.6 (25.2)

0.02

LAD, n (%)

 < 0.001

no stenosis

3190 (43.1)

667 (35.2)

2523 (45.9)

 

mild < 50%

368 (5.0)

77 (4.1)

291 (5.3)

 

moderate > 50%

744 (10.1)

216 (11.4)

528 (9.6)

 

occlusion

3093 (41.8)

935 (49.3)

2158 (39.2)

 

Multiple lesions, n (%)

1255 (17.0)

384 (20.3)

871 (15.8)

 < 0.001

Recanalization therapy

0.0001

no

5290 (71.5)

1281 (67.6)

4009 (72.9)

 

IVT

1129 (15.3)

319 (16.8)

810 (14.7)

 

IAT

470 (6.4)

142 (7.5)

328 (6.0)

 

IV + IAT

506 (6.8)

153 (8.1)

353 (6.4)

 

CHA2DS2-VASc, med (IQR)*

3 (2—5)

4 (2—5)

3 (2—5)

 < 0.0001

Stroke mechanism

0.0001

Other than CE

1494 (20.2)

440 (23.2)

1054 (19.2)

 

CE

5901 (79.8)

1455 (76.8)

4446 (80.8)

 

In-hospital treatment

Antidiabetics

1454 (19.7)

340 (17.9)

1114 (20.3)

0.03

Anti-HTN

3342 (45.2)

744 (39.3)

2598 (47.2)

 < 0.001

Statin

5941 (80.3)

1250 (66.0)

4691 (85.3)

 < 0.001

  1. OAC, oral anticoagulant; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; BMI, body mass index; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; TIA, transient ischemic attack; PAD, peripheral arterial disease; CAD, coronary artery disease; WBC, white blood cell count; PT, prothrombin time; LAD, large artery disease; IVT, intravenous thrombolysis; IAT, intra-arterial therapy; CE, cardioembolism; HTN, hypertension.