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Table 2 Demography and clinical characteristics of the cohort according to the presence of LVO

From: Detailed severity assessment of Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale to detect large vessel occlusion in acute ischemic stroke

 

LVO present

(N = 183)

LVO absent

(N = 238)

P value

Age, years, median (IQR)

67 (60–78)

69 (58.75–76.25)

0.652

Gender, female, % (n)

52.5 (96)

45.8 (109)

0.175

NIHSS score, median (IQR)

11 (6–16)

6 (4–9)

< 0.001

CPSS score, median (IQR)

3 (2–3)

2 (2–3)

< 0.001

d-CPSS score, median (IQR)

5 (3–7)

3 (2–4.25)

< 0.001

Onset to ER assessment time, min, median (IQR)

80 (58–121.25)

92 (58.75–137.25)

0.053

On admission SBP, mmHg, mean (SD)

159.0 (30.3)

167.8 (29.9)

0.003

On admission DBP, mmHg, mean (SD)

88.2 (16.0)

91.2 (17.1)

0.066

Smoking, % (n), 51 missing

37.0 (57)

31.5 (68)

0.267

Hypertension, % (n), 15 missing

79.5 (140)

79.6 (183)

0.996

Diabetes mellitus, % (n), 19 missing

19.4 (34)

26.0 (59)

0.122

Hyperlipidaemia, % (n), 37 missing

55.7 (93)

55.3 (120)

0.939

Atrial fibrillation, % (n), 23 missing

35.8 (62)

16.9 (38)

< 0.001

Coronary artery disease, % (n), 29 missing

25.9 (45)

17.4 (38)

0.042

Chronic heart failure, % (n), 25 missing

14.4 (25)

8.1 (18)

0.047

  1. Abbreviation: LVO Large vessel occlusion; NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; IQR Interquartile range; CPSS Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale; d-CPSS Detailed CPSS; ER Emergency room; SBP Systolic blood pressure; DBP Diastolic blood pressure; SD Standard deviation