Vasomotor reactivity in patients with cerebral small vessel disease vs. internal border zone infarction and its correlation with disease outcome

Table 2 Comparison of NIHSS and mRS between lacunar infarctions and borderzone infarctions

	Lacunar stroke n = (30)		Border zone stroke n = (30)		Mann–Whitney U test/Chi test^τ		Wilcoxon signed ranks test
	Median/frequency	IQR/percentage	Median/frequency	IQR/percentage	z/x^τ	P	Lacunar stroke	Border zone stroke
NIHSS Baseline	7	6	12	6	− 3.255	0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
NIHSS Discharge	4	4	10	5.25	− 4.508	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001
Δ NIHSS	-3	1.25	− 2	1.25	− 4.411	< 0.001
mRS Discharge ≤ 2	27	89.9%	11	36.7%	20.979^τ	< 0.001
mRS_3ms ≤ 2	29	96.7%	16	53.3%	25.546^τ	< 0.001
mRS Discharge (median/range)	1	0–3	3	0–4	− 4.442	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.020
mRS_3ms (median/range)	1	0–3	2	0–5	− 4.774	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.020
Δ mRS	0	− 2–0	0	− 1–1	− 0.618	0.536

The bold values mean that they are significant regarding P value (statistically significant)
NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, mRS modified Rankin scale, 3 ms 3 months follow-up, Δ: difference
^τChi test is used