Table 12 Association between severity of infection and NIHSS and TOAST
From: Association between acute stroke and COVID-19 infection among patients with acute stroke
Variable | COVID-19 infection | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Mild | Moderate | Severe | |||
NIHSS | Mean ± SD | 8.2 ± 5.0 | 9.3 ± 4.9 | 12.3 ± 5.3 | 18.5 ± 5.4 | < 0.001* |
TOAST | Cardioembolic, n (%) | 15 (7.9) | 12 (16.4) | 18 (26.9) | 12 (23.1) | < 0.001* |
Cryptogenic, n (%) | 26 (13.8) | 6 (8.2) | 1 (1.5) | 1 (1.9) | ||
Large artery, n (%) | 74 (39.2) | 39 (53.4) | 39 (58.2) | 37 (71.2) | ||
Small artery, n (%) | 74 (39.2) | 16 (21.9) | 9 (13.4) | 2 (3.8) | ||