Table 1. Baseline Population Characteristics: AIS vs. TIA
Clinical Variable Overall
N = 361
1
AIS
N = 203
1
TIA
N = 158
1
p-value2
Age 68 (56, 79) 67 (58, 78) 70 (54, 81) 0.597
Sex


0.014
    Female 186 (52%) 93 (46%) 93 (59%)
    Male 175 (48%) 110 (54%) 65 (41%)
HDL 47 (38, 58) 45 (36, 55) 49 (39, 62) 0.005
LDL 90 (60, 117) 93 (63, 121) 83 (57, 116) 0.088
Total Cholesterol 161 (129, 201) 165 (128, 202) 156 (129, 197) 0.611
VLDL 31 (20, 50) 31 (20, 55) 30 (18, 47) 0.249
Triglyceride 125 (88, 185) 119 (88, 184) 130 (93, 185) 0.227
Protein 7.00 (6.40, 7.40) 6.90 (6.50, 7.30) 7.00 (6.40, 7.50) 0.440
Albumin 4.20 (3.90, 4.50) 4.10 (3.90, 4.40) 4.40 (4.10, 4.60) 0.007
Glucose 121 (101, 157) 125 (107, 166) 114 (96, 148) 0.001
A1c 5.80 (5.40, 6.70) 5.90 (5.40, 6.90) 5.60 (5.40, 6.40) 0.044
Treatment


<0.001
    Medical Therapy 241 (70%) 127 (63%) 114 (80%)
    TPA, TNK, or IR 104 (30%) 76 (37%) 28 (20%)
ASPECT 10.00 (10.00, 10.00) 10.00 (8.00, 10.00) 10.00 (10.00, 10.00) <0.001
NIHSS 4 (1, 11) 8 (3, 15) 2 (0, 5) <0.001
ICU Stay (Days) 0.00 (0.00, 2.05) 1.79 (0.00, 3.27) 0.00 (0.00, 0.00) <0.001
Non-ICU Days 2.00 (1.00, 4.00) 3.00 (2.00, 6.00) 2.00 (1.00, 3.00) 0.001
1 Median (Q1, Q3); n (%)
2 Wilcoxon rank sum test; Pearson’s Chi-squared test