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Table 3 Characteristics of the patients with Triage Stroke Panel > 4

From: The prognostic value of biomarkers in stroke

Risk factors

Stroke Panel >4

(n = 161)

Stroke Panel ≤4

(n = 83)

P

Age (mean)

72.7 ± 13.3

73.7 ± 13.5

0.5

Sex male

92 (57.1 %)

39 (47.0 %)

0.1

Hypertension

94 (58.3 %)

61 (73.5 %)

0.025

Diabetes mellitus

43 (26.7 %)

28 (33.7 %)

0.3

Hypercholesterolemia

25 (15.5 %)

12 (14.4 %)

1.0

Hypertrygliceridemia

11 (6.8 %)

5 (5.9 %)

1.0

Current smoking

14 (8.7 %)

6 (7.2 %)

0.8

Stroke recurrence

27 (16.8 %)

17 (20.5 %)

0.4

Ischemic heart disease

49 (30.4 %)

30 (36.1 %)

0.4

Atrial fibrillation

7 (4.3 %)

3 (3.6 %)

1.0

Carotid atherosclerosis

16 (9.9 %)

11 (13.2 %)

0.6

Non-lacunar stroke

85 (52.8 %)

35 (42.2 %)

0.1

NIHSS on admission (mean)

8.7 ± 6.2

9.0 ± 6.2

0.7

Hyperhomocysteimenia

74 (45.9 %)

32 (38.5 %)

0.2

PCR increase

77 (47.8 %)

21 (25.3 %)

0.001

Mortality

68 (42.2 %)

17 (20.5 %)

0.001