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Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Radiol. Jan 28, 2026; 18(1): 115504
Published online Jan 28, 2026. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v18.i1.115504
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients in the training and testing cohorts, n (%)
CharacteristicTraining cohort (n = 225)
Testing cohort (n = 97)
Expander (n = 83, 36.9%)
Non-expander (n = 142, 63.1%)
P value
Expander (n = 35, 36.1%)
Non-expander (n = 62, 63.9%)
P value
Demographic characteristics
Age, median (IQR), years61 (28)61 (24)0.65162 (31)59 (29)0.276
Gender, male49 (59.0)81 (57.0)0.7728 (80.0)33 (53.2)0.1
Clinical features
Time to arrival, median (IQR), hour1.6 (0.7)1.5 (0.3)0.0921.4 (0.6)1.6 (0.3)0.363
Time to baseline CT, median (IQR), hour2.4 (1.1)2.2 (0.7)0.1011.8 (0.7)1.9 (1.3)0.925
Systolic BP, median (IQR), mmHg146 (40)147 (48)0.296142 (39)144 (48)0.976
Diastolic BP, median (IQR), mmHg86 (25)86 (27)0.97482 (27)85 (22)0.905
Heart rate, median (IQR), bpm80 (18)80 (18)0.98884 (24)80 (20)0.86
GCS score, median (IQR)13 (4)13 (5)0.63413 (3)14 (3)0.847
NIHSS score, median (IQR)6 (14)6 (12)0.8665 (11)7 (11)0.754
Medical history
Hypertension43 (51.8)67 (47.2)0.50318 (51.4)26 (41.9)0.367
Diabetes mellitus, male8 (9.6)14 (9.9)0.9573 (8.6)6 (9.7)1
Dyslipidemia3 (3.6)3 (2.1)0.6721 (2.9)1 (1.6)1
Atrial fibrillation3 (3.6)2 (1.4)0.3611 (2.9)0 (0.0)0.361
Acute coronary syndrome3 (3.6)4 (2.8)0.7110 (0.0)4 (6.5)0.293
Ischemic stroke0 (0.0)2 (1.4)0.5321 (2.9)1 (1.6)1
Current smoking6 (7.2)7 (4.9)0.5572 (5.7)2 (3.2)0.618
Drinking history2 (2.4)4 (2.8)10 (0.0)0 (0.0)1
Medication history
Anti-platelet therapy6 (7.2)5 (3.5)0.221 (2.9)2 (3.2)1
Anti-coagulant therapy7 (8.4)4 (2.8)0.1043 (8.6)1 (1.6)0.132


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