Table 3 Baseline characteristics of the first 79 patients enrolled in Munich
From: The carotid plaque imaging in acute stroke (CAPIAS) study: protocol and initial baseline data
Age in years (median, Q1-Q3) | 74 (68–83) | |
Female (n,%) | 25 (32) | |
Systolic blood pressure at admission (mean, SD) | 142 (19) | |
Diastolic blood pressure at admission (mean, SD) | 78 (11) | |
BMI (mean, SD) | 26 (3) | |
Pre stroke living condition (n,%) | Â | |
| Â | At home alone | 23 (32) |
| Â | At home with family or friends | 46 (64) |
| Â | Institutionalized | 2 (3) |
NIHSS at admission (n,%) | Â | |
|  | 0–4 | 51 (65) |
|  | 5–15 | 24 (30) |
|  | ≥16 | 4 (5) |
mRS on admission (n,%) | Â | |
|  | 0–2 | 47 (60) |
| Â | 3-5 | 31 (40) |
B I on admission (n,%) | Â | |
|  | 0–19 | 5 (6) |
|  | 20–49 | 15 (19) |
|  | 50–74 | 6 (8) |
|  | 75–99 | 16 (20) |
| Â | 100 | 36 (46) |
MoCA (median, Q1-Q3) | 26 (23–28) | |
Baseline medication (n,%) | Â | |
| Â | Antiplatelet therapy | 30 (38) |
| Â | Statin | 30 (38) |
| Â | Oral anticoagulation | 8 (10) |
Ischemic Subtype (n,%) | Â | |
| Â | Large artery atherosclerosis | 11 (14) |
| Â | Cardioembolism | 21 (27) |
| Â | Small vessel occlusion | 10 (13) |
| Â | Other causes | 0 |
| Â | Multiple potential causes | 4 (5) |
| Â | Cryptogenic | 32 (40) |
| Â | Incomplete assessment | 1(1) |
Cardiovascular Risk Factors (n,%) | Â | |
| Â | Coronary artery disease | 17 (22) |
| Â | Peripheral artery disease | 10 (13) |
| Â | Arterial hypertension | 57 (72) |
| Â | Smoking | 39 (49) |
| Â | Diabetes mellitus | 17 (22) |
| Â | Hypercholesterolemia | 22 (28) |
| Â | Atrial fibrillation | 10 (13) |