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Table 1 Comparison of the distribution of risk factors among the two study groups and assessment of its significance

From: Intravenous thrombolysis outcome in posterior vs anterior circulation stroke in a tertiary stroke center in Egypt

Risk factor

 

Site

T test

Anterior Circulation Stroke

Posterior Circulation Stroke

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

p value

Age

 

62.4

11.4

64.7

10.8

0.136

  

Number

%

Number

%

Chi-square test

Dyslipidemia

No

270

93.1%

57

93.4%

1

Yes

20

6.9%

4

6.6%

CHF

No

280

96.6%

59

96.7%

1

Yes

10

3.4%

2

3.3%

Gender

Male

179

61.7%

40

65.6%

0.573

Female

111

38.3%

21

34.4%

Smoking

No

235

81.0%

48

78.7%

0.673

Yes

55

19.0%

13

21.3%

AF

No

251

86.6%

51

83.6%

0.546

Yes

39

13.4%

10

16.4%

HTN

No

109

37.6%

17

27.9%

0.150

Yes

181

62.4%

44

72.1%

DM

No

185

63.8%

36

59.0%

0.483

Yes

105

36.2%

25

41.0%

Vascular disease

No

238

82.1%

50

82.0%

0.985

Yes

52

17.9%

11

18.0%

  1. SD standard deviation