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Table 1 baseline characteristics of participants

From: Association of tirofiban treatment with outcomes following endovascular therapy in cardioembolic stroke: insights from the RESCUE BT randomized trial

 

Total (N = 406)

Placebo (n = 194)

Tirofiban (n = 212)

P value

Age, y

69 (59–75)

68(57–76)

69(59–78)

0.442

Male, n (%)

179(44.1)

86(44.3)

93(43.9)

0.079

Smoking, n (%)

47(11.6)

19(9.8)

28(13.2)

0.07

Medical history, n (%)

 Coronary heart disease

74(18.2)

40(20.6)

34(16)

0.05

 Atrial fibrillation

261(64.3)

124(63.9)

137(64.6)

0.082

 Hypertension

197(48.5)

92(47.4)

105(49.5)

0.072

 Hyperlipidemia

39(9.6)

15(7.7)

24(11.3)

0.064

 Diabetes

68(16.7)

29(14.9)

39(18.4)

0.069

 Ischemic stroke

85(20.9)

44(22.7)

41(19.3)

0.069

Prestroke antithrombolic history, n (%)

 History antiplatelet

41(10.1)

19(9.8)

22(10.4)

0.128

 History anticoagulation

63(15.5)

31(16.0)

32(15.1)

0.106

 Baseline SBP, mmHg

148 (132–166)

147 (131–164)

150 (133–169)

0.433

 Serum glucose

7.0 (5.6–9.2)

7.0 (5.5–9.1)

7.0 (5.6–9.3)

0.9

Occlusion site, n (%)

   

0.061

 ICA intracranial

101(24.9)

49(25.3)

52(24.5)

 

 MCA-M1

239(58.9)

114(58.8)

125(59)

 

 MCA-M2

66(16.3)

31(16)

35(16.5)

 

 Substantial reperfusion, n (%)

386(95.1)

183(94.3)

203(95.8)

0.146

Anesthesia, n (%)

   

0.087

 General

105(25.9)

49(25.3)

56(26.4)

 

 Local

301(74.1)

145(74.7)

156(73.6)

 

 Baseline NIHSS

16 (12–19)

15 (11–18)

16 (12–20)

0.076

 Baseline ASPECTS

8 (7–9)

8 (7–9)

8 (7–9)

0.456

 Onset to randomization, min

334(223–505)

313(203–483)

350(236–527)

0.045

 Onset to recanalization, min

389(280–577)

359(268–546)

405(289–587)

0.054

 Total passes

2 (2–3)

2 (1–3)

2 (2–3)

0.051

 ASITN-SIR

2 (2–3)

2 (2–3)

2 (2–3)

0.508

  1. Values are presented as number (%), mean ± standard deviation, or median (interquartile range)
  2. SBP systolic blood pressure, ICA internal carotid artery, MCA middle cerebral artery, NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, ASPECTS Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score, ASITN-SIR American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology and Society of Interventional Radiology