Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients
| Â | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) | 56.72 ± 16.218 |  |
Sex | ||
 Male | 58 | (36.9) |
 Female | 99 | (63.1) |
Smoking | ||
 Nonsmoker | 129 | (82.2) |
 Smoker | 28 | (17.8) |
 Hypertensive | 67 | (42.7) |
  SBP (mean ± SD) | 144.8 ± 27.0 |  |
  DBP (mean ± SD) | 94.7 ± 22.43 |  |
DM | 50 | (31.8) |
 Blood glucose level (mean ± SD) | 129.6 ± 63.2 |  |
 Cardiac | 33 | (21.0) |
Platelet indices | ||
 MPV (mean ± SD) | 10.3 ± 2.6 |  |
 PCT (mean ± SD) | 0.26 ± 0.11 |  |
Lipogram | ||
 Total cholesterol (mean ± SD) | 183.4 ± 46.3 |  |
 Triglycerides (mean ± SD) | 131.1 ± 66.04 |  |
 LDL (mean ± SD) | 114.6 ± 45.05 |  |
 HDL (mean ± SD) | 39.1 ± 10.4 |  |
Lesion size (CT and/or MRI) | ||
 Less than 4 cm | 134 | (85.4) |
  ≥ 4 cm | 23 | (14.6) |
Conscious level measured by GCS) | ||
Canadian stroke | ||
 Mild to moderate stroke | 86 | 54.8 |
 Severe stroke | 71 | 45.2 |
 Mildly disturbed (13–15) | 107 | 68.2 |
 Moderately disturbed (9–12) | 48 | 30.6 |
 Severely disturbed (≤ 8) | 2 | 1.3 |
Outcome (measured by mRS) | ||
 Favorable outcome | 81 | 51.6 |
 Unfavorable outcome > 3 | 76 | 48.4 |