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Table 2 Patients characteristics on admission

From: Mobilization after thrombolysis (rtPA) within 24 hours of acute stroke: what factors influence inclusion of patients in A Very Early Rehabilitation Trial (AVERT)?

Variable

potAVERT (n = 105)

AVERT (n = 50)

Effect size* (95% CI)

p

Age (years)

      

Mean (±SD)

73

(±13.6)

75

(±12.6)

2.25 (−1.18-5.60)

0.17

Sex

      

Female

47

(45%)

23

(46%)

1.05 (0.54-2.06)

>0.99

Past medical history

      

Hypertension

64

(61%)

38

(76%)

2.03 (0.96-4.28)

0.07

Diabetes

21

(20%)

16

(32%)

1.88 (0.89-4.01)

0.11

High cholesterol

47

(45%)

23

(46%)

1.05 (0.54-2.06)

>0.99

Peripheral vascular disease

4

(3.8%)

0

0

0 (0–2.00)

0.31

Ischaemic heart disease

22

(21%)

10

(20%)

.94 (0.42-2.15)

>0.99

Angina

6

(5.7%)

2

(4.0%)

0.69 (0–3.12)

>0.99

Arthritis (lower limb)

6

(5.7%)

4

(8.0%)

1.42 (0.41-4.94)

0.73

Lower limb joint replacement

4

(3.8%)

2

(4.0%)

1.05 (0–5.12)

>0.99

Emphysema or COPD

5

(4.8%)

1

(2.0%)

0.41 (0–2.74)

0.67

Atrial fibrillation

25

(24%)

14

(28%)

1.24 (0.59-2.65)

0.69

Premorbid mRS

      

Independent (mRS 0–2)

105

(100%)

50

(100%)

N/A

>0.99

NIHSS On admission

      

Median (IQR)

11

(6–17)

10.5

(6–18)

0 (−2-2)

 0.91

Oxfordshire

      

TACI

33

(31%)

24

(48%)

  

PACI

48

(46%)

22

(44%)

 

 0.09

POCI

7

(6.7%)

1

(2.0%)

 

LACI

17

(16%)

3

(6.0%)

  

Imaging

      

Large cortical

56

(53%)

32

(64%)

  

Small cortical

6

(5.7%)

1

(2.0%)

  

Hemispheric lacunar

6

(5.7%)

3

(6.0%)

  

Brain stem

6

(5.7%)

0

0

 

 0.49

Cerebellum

1

(1.0%)

0

0

  

Hemispheric non cortical

12

(11%)

4

(8.0%)

  

Other

1

(1.0%)

0

0

  
  1. *Effect sizes expressed as H-L for continuous and OR for binary.