Baseline characteristics of patients with moyamoya disease according to prehospital antiplatelet use in propensity-matched patients (n=578)
| Characteristics | No antiplatelet use (n=289) | Antiplatelet use (n=289) | p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Male, number (%) | 103 (35.6) | 93 (32.2) | 0.380 |
| Age, mean (SD), years | 31.3 (18.9) | 30.9 (18.8) | 0.796 |
| Body mass index, mean (SD) | 22.1 (5.7) | 22.0 (4.5) | 0.780 |
| Smoking history, number (%) | 66 (22.8) | 52 (18.0) | 0.149 |
| Medical history, number (%) | |||
| Hypertension | 36 (12.5) | 49 (17.0) | 0.127 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 13 (4.5) | 17 (5.9) | 0.453 |
| Hyperlipidaemia | 28 (9.7) | 26 (9.0) | 0.775 |
| Emergency hospitalisation, number (%) | 27 (9.3) | 25 (8.7) | 0.771 |
| Day of the week of hospital admission, number (%) | |||
| Sunday | 13 (4.5) | 8 (2.8) | 0.336 |
| Monday | 75 (26.0) | 73 (25.3) | |
| Tuesday | 59 (20.4) | 62 (21.5) | |
| Wednesday | 62 (21.5) | 59 (20.4) | |
| Thursday | 30 (10.4) | 47 (16.3) | |
| Friday | 42 (14.5) | 31 (10.7) | |
| Saturday | 8 (2.8) | 9 (3.1) | |
| Number of days from stroke onset, number (%) | |||
| 0–3 | 21 (7.3) | 24 (8.3) | 0.209 |
| 4–7 | 4 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
| ≥8 | 159 (55.0) | 153 (52.9) | |
| Asymptomatic or not available | 105 (36.3) | 112 (38.8) | |
| Japan Coma Scale on hospital admission, number (%) | |||
| 0 | 278 (96.2) | 273 (94.5) | 0.261 |
| 1–3 | 9 (3.1) | 16 (5.5) | |
| 10–30 | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
| 100–300 | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index score on hospital admission, number (%) | |||
| 1 | 167 (57.8) | 168 (58.1) | 0.522 |
| 2 | 63 (21.8) | 54 (18.7) | |
| 3 | 27 (9.3) | 34 (11.8) | |
| 4 | 21 (7.3) | 18 (6.2) | |
| 5 | 7 (2.4) | 13 (4.5) | |
| 6 | 4 (1.4) | 2 (0.7) | |
| 7 | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| CSC score, mean (SD) | 18.0 (2.8) | 18.1 (3.5) | 0.944 |
| Modified Rankin Scale score on hospital admission, number (%) | |||
| 0 | 142 (49.1) | 148 (51.2) | 0.261 |
| 1 | 105 (36.3) | 114 (39.5) | |
| 2 | 32 (11.1) | 19 (6.6) | |
| 3 | 4 (1.4) | 6 (2.1) | |
| 4 | 5 (1.7) | 2 (0.7) | |
| 5 | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
CSC, Comprehensive Stroke Centre.