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Table 2 Clinical Characteristics of the Survive vs Dead Subjects

From: Degree of COVID-19 severity and mortality in stroke: correlation of clinical and laboratory parameters

Characteristics

Survive

(n = 30)

Dead

(n = 42)

p-value

Age (years)a

59.6 ± 13.4

64.29 ± 11.02

0.109

Genderb

Man

Woman

17 (39.5%)

13(44.8%)

26 (60.5%)

16 (55.2%)

0.419

Episode strokeb

New strokes

Recurrent strokes

20 (66.7%)

10 (33.3%)

31 (73.8%)

11 (26.2%)

0.432

Stroke Typeb

Ischemic stroke/SNH

Hemorrhagic stroke/SH

29 (6.7%)

1 (3.3%)

36 (85.7%)

6 (14.3%)

0.125

Systolic (mmHg)a

144.2 ± 25.2

138.7 ± 30.9

0.428

Diastolic (mmHg)a

88.6 ± 18.1

79.8 ± 16.8

0.039*

Quantitative GCSc (score)

15 (13–15)

12.5 (9–15)

0.008*

Loss of consciousnessb

8 (26.7%)

25 (59.5%)

0.006*

Motor deficitb

25 (83.3%)

27 (64.3%)

0.075

Aphasiab

7 (23.3%)

11 (26.2%)

0.783

Cranial nerve paresisb

15 (50%)

22 (52.4%)

0.843

Focal seizuresb

1 (3.3%)

1 (2.4%)

0.808

Generalized seizuresb

5 (16.7%)

1 (2.4%)

0.031*

NIHSSc (score)

6 (2–10)

17 (11–23)

 < 0.001*

History of smokingb

2 (6.7%)

6 (14.3%)

0.268

History of hypertensionb

20 (66.7%)

26 (61.9%)

0.678

History of DMb

10 (33.3%)

22 (52.4%)

0.109

History of cardiac diseaseb

6 (20%)

10 (23.8%)

0.701

History of dyslipidemiab

9 (30%)

4 (9.5%)

0.026*

History of renal Insufficiencyb

6 (20%)

13 (31%)

0.299

Severity of COVID-19c

 Mild

 Moderate

 Severe

5 (16.7%)

17(56.7%)

8 (26.7%)

1 (2.4%)

11 (26.2%)

30 (71.4%)

0.001*

Respiratory distressb

1 (3.3%)

40 (95.2%)

 < 0.001*

Length of stay (LOS)c

7.5 (6–9)

3 (3.5–11.5)

0.012*

  1. *p value < 0.05 was considered significant, aUnpaired T-test, bChi’s Square, cMann-Whitney test
  2. NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; DM: Diabetes Mellitus; NHS: Non-Hemorrhagic Stroke; HS: Hemorrhagic Stroke