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Table 1 Patients characteristics

From: Quantitative analysis of cell-free plasma DNA as a prognostic biomarker in acute ischemic stroke patients

Patients characteristics

Results (n = 188)

Age (years) Mean (range)

61.28 (26–90)

Gender—male (%)

128 (68.51%)

Risk factors-number of patients (%)

Hypertension

94 (50%)

Diabetes mellitus

35 (18.51%)

Ischemic heart disease

28 (15%)

Hyperlipidemia

75 (40%)

Tobacco chewing

28 (15%)

Smoking

44 (23%)

Alcoholic

56 (30%)

Duration in hours# (range)

10.74 (1–12)

Large-artery atherosclerosis

38 (20%)

Cardio-embolism

57 (30%)

Small-artery occlusion

65 (35%)

Stroke of other determined etiology

28 (15%)

Stroke of undetermined etiology

37 (20%)

Therapeutic intervention

92 (49%)

Mechanical thrombectomy

54 (58%)

IV thrombolysis

57 (62%)

Cell-free DNA median* (range)

8786 (902–33,135)

  1. IV thrombolysis intravenous thrombolysis
  2. *Kilogenome equivalents/L
  3. #Time between onset of stroke symptoms and blood collection (median time)