Predictors of the functional outcome after thrombolysis in an Egyptian patients’ sample

Table 3 Comparison between the different periods according to NIHSS and mRS throughout the follow-up duration

	Initial (n = 45)	After 24 h (n = 45)	Upon discharge (n = 42)	After 3 months (n = 38)	After 6 months (n = 37)	Fr	P
NIHSS
Min.–Max.	5.0–18.0	0.0–19.0	0.0–18.0	0.0–18.0	0.0–18.0	120.215^*	< 0.001^*
Mean ± SD	10.16 ± 3.69	7.67 ± 5.19	5.48 ± 5.04	3.63 ± 4.79	3.27 ± 4.65
Median	10.0	7.0	4.0	2.0	1.0
p₁		0.006^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*	< 0.001^*
p₂					0.003^*
mRS
Min.–Max.		0.0–5.0	0.0–6.0	0.0–6.0	0.0–6.0	12.918^*	0.005^*
Mean ± SD.		3.11 ± 1.45	2.62 ± 1.80	2.60 ± 2.19	2.56 ± 2.27
Median		4.0	3.0	2.0	2.0
P₁			0.034^*	0.079	0.030^*
P₂					0.967

Fr Friedman test, Sig. bet. periods was done using post hoc test (Dunn’s)
NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, mRS modified ranking score
P = P value for comparing between the different periods
P₁ = P value for comparing between the initial and each periods
P₂ = P value for comparing between upon discharge and after 6 months
*Statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05