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Table 1 Patient characteristics in the CPC1-2 and CPC 3-5 cohortsa

From: The brain-enriched microRNA miR-124 in plasma predicts neurological outcome after cardiac arrest

Characteristics

CPC 1-2 (n = 35)

CPC 3-5 (n = 30)

P-value

Age, (years)

65 (15 to 82)

72 (14 to 87)

ns

Female sex

9 (26%)

14 (47%)

ns

Initial rhythm

   

VT/VF

28 (80%)

19 (63%)

ns

Asystole

3 (9%)

7 (23%)

ns

PEA

4 (11%)

4 (13%)

ns

Witnessed CA

29 (83%)

28 (93%)

ns

Bystander CPR

17 (49%)

11 (37%)

ns

Out-of-hospital CA

30 (86%)

22 (73%)

ns

Time from CA to ROSC (minutes)

16 (2 to 47)

25 (7 to 110)

<0.01

Time from CA to initiation of hypothermia (minutes)

60 (0 to 330)

70 (45 to 210)

<0.05

Time from CA to target temperature (minutes)

225 (25 to 565)

193 (100 to 430)

ns

Primary cardiac cause

28 (80%)

18 (60%)

ns

  1. aCA, Cardiac arrest; CPC, Cerebral Performance Category; CPR, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; ns, Not significant; PEA, Pulseless electrical activity; ROSC, Return of spontaneous circulation; VF, Ventricular fibrillation; VT, Ventricular tachycardia. Values are presented as median (range) or counts and percentages.