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
    (Missing Data) 1 1 0
VLDL 31 (20, 50) 31 (20, 55) 30 (18, 47) 0.249
    (Missing Data) 233 136 97
Triglyceride 125 (88, 185) 119 (88, 184) 130 (93, 185) 0.227
    (Missing Data) 2 1 1
Protein 7.00 (6.40, 7.40) 6.90 (6.50, 7.30) 7.00 (6.40, 7.50) 0.440
    (Missing Data) 33 28 5
Albumin 4.20 (3.90, 4.50) 4.10 (3.90, 4.40) 4.40 (4.10, 4.60) 0.007
    (Missing Data) 235 138 97
Glucose 121 (101, 157) 125 (107, 166) 114 (96, 148) 0.001
    (Missing Data) 7 5 2
A1c 5.80 (5.40, 6.70) 5.90 (5.40, 6.90) 5.60 (5.40, 6.40) 0.044
    (Missing Data) 23 11 12
Treatment


<0.001
    Medical Therapy 241 (70%) 127 (63%) 114 (80%)
    TPA, TNK, or IR 104 (30%) 76 (37%) 28 (20%)
    (Missing Data) 16 0 16
ASPECT 10.00 (10.00, 10.00) 10.00 (8.00, 10.00) 10.00 (10.00, 10.00) <0.001
    (Missing Data) 1 1 0
NIHSS 4 (1, 11) 8 (3, 15) 2 (0, 5) <0.001
    (Missing Data) 2 1 1
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
    (Missing Data) 234 137 97
1 Median (Q1, Q3); n (%)
2 Wilcoxon rank sum test; Pearson’s Chi-squared test