Table 2 Comparison patient characteristics by mRSÂ at admission, given as median (IQR) or absolute and relative frequency
Characteristics | n total = 411 | mRS 0–2 n = 221 | mRS 3–5 n = 190 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 411 | 68 (58; 78) | 75 (65; 80) |  < 0.001 |
BMI | 404 | 26.83 (23.84; 29.73) | 26.37 (24.2; 30.54) | 0.627 |
NIHSS | 411 | 1 (0; 1) | 4 (2; 8) |  < 0.001 |
Days between admission and blood taking | 408 | 4.188 (3.08; 5.402) | 4.888 (3.495; 6.593) |  < 0.001 |
Fasting status | 409 | Â | Â | 0.743 |
 Fasting at admission |  | 203 (0.923) | 176 (0.931) |  |
 Not fasting at admission |  | 17 (0.077) | 13 (0.069) |  |
Sex | 411 | Â | Â | 0.017 |
 Male |  | 142 (0.643) | 100 (0.524) |  |
 Female |  | 79 (0.357) | 90 (0.474) |  |
Smoker | 411 | Â | Â | 0.278 |
 Current |  | 46 (0.208) | 28 (0.147) |  |
 Ex-smoker |  | 88 (0.398) | 82 (0.432) |  |
 Never |  | 87 (0.394) | 80 (0.421) |  |
Depression | 391 | Â | Â | 0.019 |
 No |  | 201 (0.944) | 156 (0.876) |  |
 Yes |  | 12 (0.056) | 22 (0.124) |  |
Educational level | 391 | Â | Â | 0.274 |
 Low |  | 160 (0.751) | 142 (0.798) |  |
 High |  | 53 (0.249) | 36 (0.202) |  |
Aetiology | 393 |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Macroangiopathy |  | 45 (0.217) | 44 (0.237) |  |
 Cardiogenic |  | 36 (0.174) | 60 (0.323) |  |
 Microangiopathy |  | 40 (0.193) | 36 (0.194) |  |
 Cryptogenic and other |  | 86 (0.415) | 46 (0.247) |  |
Recurrent stroke | 410 | Â | Â | 0.595 |
 No |  | 166 (0.755) | 139 (0.732) |  |
 Yes |  | 54 (0.245) | 51 (0.268) |  |
Arterial hypertension | 411 | Â | Â | 0.176 |
 No |  | 49 (0.222) | 32 (0.168) |  |
 Yes |  | 172 (0.778) | 158 (0.832) |  |