Table 3 Univariate analysis for in-hospital evaluation and management of AIS patients.

From: A retrospective study on sex disparities and risk factors in acute ischemic stroke in the West bank of Palestine

Variable

Sex

Total

n (%)

OR

CI 95%

P value

 

Male n (%)

Female n (%)

Lower

Upper

Volume of stroke

       

 Large volume

139 (39.4)

90 (39.1)

229 (39.3)

    

 Small volume

214 (60.6)

140 (60.9)

354 (60.7)

1.010

0.719

1.420

0.953

 Missing

5

5

10

    

Affected vessel

       

 ACA

8 (2.3)

11 (4.8)

19 (3.3)

    

 MCA

85 (24.1)

54 (23.5)

139 (23.9)

    

 PCA

45 (12.8)

25 (10.9)

70 (12)

   

0.371

 Lacunar

214 (60.8)

140 (60.9)

354 (60.8)

    

 Missing

6

5

11

    

Underlying cause

       

 Thrombotic

277 (82.4)

179 (81)

456 (81.9)

    

 Cardioembolic

59 (17.6)

42 (19)

101 (18.1)

1.102

0.711

1.707

0.665

 Missing

22

14

36

    

Hgb level on admission

       

 High

8 (2.3)

5 (2.2)

13 (2.3)

    

 Normal

218 (63.0)

123 (53.9)

341 (59.4)

   

0.081

 Low

120 (34.7)

100 (43.9)

220 (38.3)

    

 Missing

12

7

19

    

Treatment with Alteplase

       

 Yes

9 (2.5)

1 (0.4)

10 (1.7)

    

 No

348 (97.5)

233 (99.6)

581 (98.3)

6.026

0.758

47.880

0.098

 Missing

1

1

2

    

Time to start Alteplase

       

 up to 3 h

5 (62.5)

1 (100)

6 (66.7)

    

 3–4.5 h

3 (37.5)

0 (0.0)

3 (33.3)

0.833

0.583

1.192

1.00

 Missing

350

234

584

    
  1. N: Number, ACA: Anterior cerebral artery, MCA: Middle cerebral artery, PCA: Posterior cerebral artery, Hgb: hemoglobin.