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Table 3 The serum biomarkers levels and the short-term outcome of cardio-embolic stroke patients as assessed by mRS

From: Cardio embolic stroke and blood biomarkers: diagnosis and predictors of short-term outcome

Biomarker

Poor outcome and death (n = 32)

Good outcome (n = 16)

t test

p

BNP

 Mean ± SD (pg/ml)

148.09 ± 107.68

109.3 ± 36.71

− 0.301

0.763

CK-MB

 Mean ± SD (ng/ml)

1.77 ± 0.51

1.27 ± 0.63

2.93

0.005*

d-Dimer

 Mean ± SD (ng/ml)

704.39 ± 271.35

412.53 ± 151.27

4.762

< 0.001**

CRP

 Mean ± SD(mg/l)

34.77 ± 28.77

15.4 ± 12.58

(−2.391)

0.020*

G/A ratio

 Mean ± SD

0.73 ± 0.03

0.71 ± 0.04

1.705

0.095

  1. mRS modified Rankin scale, BNP brain natriuretic peptide, CK-MB creatine–kinase, CRP C-reactive protein, G/A globulin/albumin
  2. **Statistically highly significant
  3. *Statistically significant