Table 1 Demographic features, risk factors, stroke classification, clinical assessment, and procedures of ATHS, CES and control group.

Age, median (yr, IQR)^‡

69.2 (11)

73.6 (10)

71.2 (10)

Gender, female, n (%)^†

11 (61)

7 (50)

19 (63)

Risk Factors

Hypertension, n (%)^†

15 (83)

11 (79)

22 (73)

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)^†

10 (56)

9 (64)

15 (50)

Hyperlipidaemia, n (%)^†

8 (44)

7 (50)

11 (37)

Cigarette smoking, n (%)^†

7 (39)

6 (42)

11 (37)

Treatments

Antiplatelet therapy prior to stroke, n (%)^†

10 (56)¹

4 (29)¹

11 (37)

Anticoagulant therapy prior to stroke, n (%)^†

0 (0)¹

9 (64)^1,2

0 (0)²

OCSP¹ classification

ACI, n (%)^†

9 (50)

7 (50)

NA

POCI, n (%)^†

3 (17)

3 (21)

NA

LACI, n (%)^†

0 (0)

0 (0)

NA

TACI, n (%)^†

6 (33)

4 (0)

NA

Clinical assessment and procedures

NIHSS at stroke onset, median (IQR)^§

12.4 (8)

11.8 (9)

NA

NIHSS after discharge, median (IQR)^§

4.2 (6)

2 (5)

NA

GCS at stroke onset, median (IQR)^§

14 (2)

15 (1)

NA