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Table 1 Baseline demographic characteristics and laboratory values of EVT patients

From: Endovascular treatment in ischemic stroke with active cancer: retrospective analysis of university stroke center data

 

Overall

N = 336

Active Cancer

N = 39

Non-Active Cancer

N = 297

p-value

Sex

   

0.49

 Female

194 (58%)

25 (64%)

169 (57%)

 

 Male

142 (42%)

14 (36%)

128 (43%)

 

Age*

75 (14)

73 (12)

76 (14)

0.10

Hypertension

273 (81%)

32 (82%)

241 (81%)

> 0.99

Diabetes

72 (21%)

11 (28%)

61 (21%)

0.30

Stroke History

63 (19%)

10 (26%)

53 (18%)

0.27

Cancer History

38 (11%)

8 (21%)

30 (10%)

0.062

Prophylaxis at Admission

   

0.065

 Antiplatelet

96 (29%)

10 (26%)

86 (29%)

 

 VKA

8 (2.4%)

4 (10%)

4 (1.3%)

 

 LMWH

9 (2.7%)

1 (2.6%)

8 (2.7%)

 

 DOAC

32 (9.5%)

1 (2.6%)

31 (10%)

 

 Dual Treatment

11 (3.3%)

1 (2.6%)

10 (3.4%)

 

 None

147 (44%)

19 (49%)

128 (43%)

 

 Paused

14 (4.2%)

0 (0%)

14 (4.7%)

 

 Insufficient Treatment

19 (5.7%)

3 (7.7%)

16 (5.4%)

 

HCT (%)*

38 (6)

33 (6)

39 (6)

< 0.001

Hb (mg/dL)*

12.87 (2.24)

10.97 (2.12)

13.11 (2.14)

< 0.001

CRP (mg/L)*

22 (34)

53 (52)

18 (29)

< 0.001

LDH (U/L)*

245 (109)

336 (214)

233 (80)

0.003

INR*

1.15 (0.26)

1.19 (0.28)

1.14 (0.26)

0.062

PTT (sec)*

36 (18)

36 (10)

36 (19)

0.74

Platelets (/µL)*

241,417 (84,297)

230,154 (114,044)

242,896 (79,709)

0.25

  1. *mean (SD). Abbreviations: CRP: C-reactive Protein, DOAC: direct oral anticoagulants, Hb: hemoglobin, HCT: hematocrit, INR: international normalized ratio, LDH: lactate dehydrogenase, LMWH: low molecular weight heparins, PTT: partial thromboplastic time, VKA: Vitamin K Antagonists