Research Article

Serum ICAM-1 as a Predictor of Prognosis in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

Table 1

Characteristics of AIS patients with poor outcome and good outcome.

Good outcome ()Poor outcome () value

Age, years0.790
Male, (%)110 (60.8)62 (59.0)0.774
NHISS on admission5 (2-7)10 (8-14)<0.001
Hypertension, (%)89 (49.2)53 (50.5)0.832
Diabetes mellitus, (%)54 (29.8)32 (30.5)0.909
Coronary heart disease, (%)19 (10.5)12 (11.4)0.807
Atrial fibrillation, (%)10 (5.5)6 (5.7)0.946
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg0.875
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg0.840
Fasting blood-glucose, mmol/l0.332
Total cholesterol, mmol/l0.484
ICAM-1, pg/ml<0.001

AIS: acute ischemic stroke; NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; ICAM-1: intercellular adhesion molecule-1.