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Table 6 Association between TOAST and COVID-19

From: Association between acute stroke and COVID-19 infection among patients with acute stroke

Variable

PCR (+ ve) n = 192

PCR (-ve) n = 30

Controls n = 159

P value

TOAST

Cardioembolic

36 (18.7)

1 (3.3)

17 (10.6)

 < 0.001*

Cryptogenic

10 (5.2)

2 (6.6)

19 (11.9)

Large artery

105 (54.7)

18 (60)

60 (37.7)

Small artery

34 (17.7)

6 (20)

56 (35.2)

Determined cause

7(3.6)

3 (10)

7 (4.4)

 
  1. Fisher Exact test
  2. *p is significant at < 0.05