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Table 1 Demographic and clinical data characteristics for all patients

From: Detection of airway protective level of the cough reflex in acute stroke patients

Demographic and clinical data characteristics

Age in years (mean ± SD)

59.59 ± 13.12

A2DS2 (mean ± SD)

4.26 ± 1.62

NIHSS(mean ± SD)

10.83 ± 5.53

MANN total (mean ± SD)

154.59 ± 43.66

Sex (no (%))

Male

60 (59.4%)

Female

41 (40.6%)

Habits (no (%))

No

64 (63.4%)

Smoking

35(34.7%)

Other drug abuse

2 (2.0%)

Occupation (no (%))

Not working

63 (62.4%)

Handedness (no (%))

Right

98 (97.0%)

Left

3 (3.0%)

Medical history (no (%))

Medical problem (DM, HTN, IHD, AF, and MI)

61 (60.4%)

Neurological problem

2 (2.0%)

Medical and neurological problem (epilepsy, TIA, and migraine)

21(20.8%)

Medication (no (%))

Drug affecting cough (ACE inhibitors)

23 (22.8%)

Drug not affecting cough

41 (40.6%)

CVS TYPE (no (%))

Arterial ischemic

87 (86.1%)

Arterial hemorrhagic

11 (10.9%)

Venous ischemic

2 (2.0%)

Venous hemorrhagic

1(1.0%)

CVS location (no (%))

Right anterior circulation

42 (41.6%)

Left anterior circulation

39 (38.6%)

Right posterior circulation

9 (8.9%)

Left posterior circulation

11(10.9%)

  1. AF atrial fibrillations, ACE inhibitors angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, DM diabetes mellitus, HTN hypertension, MI myocardial infarction, TIA transient ischemic attack