Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients with and without infection

Female

11 (55.0)

19 (52.8)

0.873

Male^a

9 (45.0)

17 (47.2)

Age (years)^b

78 (63; 83)

70 (62; 79)

0.141

Stroke subtype

0.006^c

Cardiogenic embolism^a

13 (65.0)

7 (19.4)

Large artery occlusion^a

2 (10.0)

10 (27.8)

Lacunar infarction^a

1 (5.0)

9 (25.0)

Unknown^a

4 (20.0)

10 (27.8)

Hypertension^a

17 (85.0)

22 (61.1)

0.062

Smoker^a

4 (20.0)

5 (13.9)

0.551

Hyperlipoproteinemia^a

6 (30.0)

14 (39.9)

0.506

Creatinine (μmol/L)^b

76 (63; 87)

80 (69; 96)

0.293

eGFR (ml/min per 1.73 m²)^b

78 (60; 88)

71 (60; 90)

0.918

Diabetes mellitus^a

8 (40.0)

8 (22.2)

0.158

NIHSS on admission^b

15 (9; 18)

3 (1; 8)

<0.001^c

NIHSS 90d^b

6 (3; 34)

1 (0; 3)

<0.001^c

WBC 1d (1000/μl)^b

8.2 (6.6; 8.8)

7.2 (6.4; 8.1)

0.074

S100B peak levels (μg/l)^b

0.21 (0.12; 0.69)

0.11 (0.09; 0.24)

0.011^c

i.v. rt-PA^a

6 (30.0)

9 (25.0)

0.686