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

Table 4 Correlation between patients’ age, initial stroke assessment scales, onset-to-tPA and hospital stay durations, and the functional outcome of AIS

	Δ Change of:						mRS after 6 months
	Δ NIHSS (initial–upon discharge)		Δ NIHSS (initial–after 6 months)		Δ mRs (after 24 h–after 6 months)		mRS after 6 months
	r_s	P	r_s	P	r_s	P	r_s	P
Age (years)	− 0.008	0.960	0.058	0.731	− 0.258	0.087	0.367^*	0.013^*
n of risk factors	− 0.062	0.697	0.010	0.952	− 0.066	0.667	0.155	0.310
Initial FAST-ED	0.032	0.842	0.212	0.208	− 0.198	0.192	0.506^**	0.000^**
Initial RACE	− 0.137	0.386	0.029	0.863	− 0.406^*	0.006^*	0.677^**	0.000^**
Initial NIHSS	0.144	0.362	0.306	0.066	− 0.305^*	0.042^*	0.548^**	0.000^**
Onset-to-presentation time	− 0.272	0.081	− 0.215	0.202	− 0.144	0.347	0.199	0.190
Onset to tPA	− 0.262	0.094	− 0.197	0.242	− 0.204	0.178	0.283	0.059
ASPECT score	0.071	0.656	− 0.132	0.437	0.052	0.732	− 0.216	0.155
Hospital stay	− 0.427^*	0.005^*	− 0.429^*	0.008^*	− 0.359^*	0.016^*	0.558^**	0.000^**

Δ Change rate of change, n number, NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, mRS modified Ranking score, FAST-ED Field Assessment Stroke Triage for Emergency Destination scale, RACE Rapid Arterial oCclusion Evaluation Scale, tPA tissue plasminogen activator, ASPECT Alberta stroke program early CT score
r_s Spearman coefficient
*Statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05
**Statistically significant at P ≤ 0.01