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Table 3 Distribution of infarction according to site and size and thrombolysis decision

From: Gender disparity versus equality in acute stroke: a Middle Eastern country hospital-based study

Imaging site and size

rtPA

Chi-square

Did not receive

Received

n

%

n

%

χ2

P value

Male

 MCA

Lacunar

41

19.90

11

21.57

11.568

0.072

 MCA

Territorial

81

39.32

27

52.94

 MCA

Total

10

4.85

6

11.76

 ICA

2

0.97

0

0.00

 ACA

10

4.85

1

1.96

 Post-circulation

Lacunar

26

12.62

2

3.92

 Post-circulation

Territorial

36

17.48

4

7.84

Female

 MCA

Lacunar

9

11.39

2

14.29

3.368

0.761

 MCA

Territorial

38

48.10

8

57.14

 MCA

Total

10

12.66

3

21.43

 ICA

1

1.27

0

0.00

 ACA

4

5.06

0

0.00

 Post-circulation

Lacunar

7

8.86

0

0.00

 Post-circulation

Territorial

10

12.66

1

7.14

Chi-square

   

 χ2

9.938

1.899

 

 P value

0.127

0.863

  1. MCA: middle cerebral artery, ICA: internal carotid artery, ACA: anterior cerebral artery, rtPA: recombinant tissue plasminogen activator