Variable | Unit | New variable | Name in text |
---|---|---|---|
SSS | Units (0–58) | SSS quintile | SSS quintile |
ΔSSS | Units (3 months-acute) | ΔSSS quintile | Stroke recovery |
EPO (acute) | mIU/mL | Acute EPO quintile | Acute EPO quintile |
EPO (3 months) | mIU/mL | 3-month EPO quintile | 3-month EPO quintile |
ΔEPO | mIU/mL (3 months-acute) | ΔEPO quintile | ΔEPO quintile |
Variable | Information | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | q5 | Interpretation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SSS | Ranges | 1–36 | 37–50 | 51–54 | 55–57 | 58 | Low values=severe stroke |
Severity | Severe | Major | Moderate | Minor | Mild | ||
n | 117 | 126 | 120 | 109 | 128 | ||
ΔSSS | Ranges | −15 to −1 | 0 | 1–3 | 4–10 | 11–53 | High values=more recovery |
n | 15 | 148 | 114 | 146 | 123 | ||
EPO (acute) | Ranges | 1.20–5.399 | 5.4–6.799 | 6.8–8.499 | 8.5–11.339 | 11.34–78.1 | High values=more EPO |
n | 95 | 94 | 103 | 102 | 98 | ||
EPO (3-month) | Ranges | 1.6–6.099 | 6.1–7.699 | 7.7–9.599 | 9.6–12.699 | 12.7–57 | High values=more EPO |
n | 88 | 91 | 101 | 95 | 94 | ||
ΔEPO | Ranges | −71 to −1.60 | −1.60 to 0.30 | 0.30–1.80 | 1.80–3.80 | 3.80–31.1 | High values=increase of EPO |
n | 87 | 91 | 92 | 87 | 92 |
EPO, erythropoietin; SSS, Scandinavian Stroke Scale.