Baseline characteristics of the patients
| Variable | IAT (n=62) | IVT (n=31) | p Value |
| Demographic characteristics | |||
| Age, years | 66.6±11.2 | 64.7±11.5 | 0.464 |
| Male, n (%) | 35 (56.5) | 16 (51.6) | 0.658 |
| Clinical characteristics | |||
| NIHSS score | 23.2±4.7 | 21.4±4.2 | 0.066 |
| mRS score | 5 | 5 | – |
| Duration to treatment, hours | 5.0 (4.0,6.3) | 4.0 (3.0,4.5) | <0.001 |
| Median (IQR) | |||
| SBP (mm Hg) | 150.6±14.5 | 152.5±12.4 | 0.532 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | 85.9±9.7 | 88.6±10.8 | 0.224 |
| Blood glucose (mmol/L) | 7.9±3.1 | 8.4±3.6 | 0.571 |
| TC (mmol/L) | 5.0±1.6 | 5.1±1.5 | 0.853 |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.4±0.8 | 1.3±0.7 | 0.354 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.2±0.5 | 1.4±0.4 | 0.221 |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 3.0±1.1 | 2.9±1.1 | 0.629 |
| Medical history | |||
| Hypertension | 62 (100) | 31 (100) | – |
| Diabetes | 21 (33.9) | 8 (25.8) | 0.429 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 21 (33.9) | 11 (35.5) | 0.877 |
| Smoking | 10 (16.1) | 6 (19.4) | 0.698 |
| Alcohol abuse | 12 (19.4) | 4 (12.9) | 0.437 0.120 |
| Previous cerebral infarction | 8 (12.9) | 8 (25.8) | |
| Site of occlusion, n (%) | |||
| MCA | 21 (33.9) | 14 (45.2) | 0.457 |
| ICA | 13 (21.0) | 7 (22.6) | |
| BA | 28 (45.2) | 10 (32.3) |
Data are the mean±SD unless otherwise indicated.
An mRS score of 5 was a requirement to be eligible for inclusion in the study
BA, basilar artery; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; IAT, multimodal intra-arterial treatment; ICA, internal carotid artery; IVT, intravenous thrombolysis; MCA, middle cerebral artery; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TC, total cholesterol, TG, triglycerides; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.