Comparison of efficacy between the treatment groups of loading and standard dosage of clopidogrel
| Groups | Loading dose group | Standard dose | RRR (95% CI) | p |
| n | 149 | 148 | – | – |
| Stroke within 7 days*, n (%) | 24 (16.1%) | 22 (14.9%) | 7.7 (−64.7, 48.2) | 0.7823 |
| Death or dependency† within 28 days, n (%) | 46 (32.2%) | 43 (30.9%) | – | 0.808 |
| Death or dependency† within 90 days, n (%) | 27 (19.6%) | 32 (23.4%) | – | 0.444 |
| Recurrent stroke or death within 28 days | 27 (18.1%) | 24 (16.2%) | – | 0.663 |
| Recurrent stroke, acute myocardial infarction or death within 28 days | 27 (18.1%) | 24 (16.2%) | – | 0.663 |
↵*Primary outcome.
†Dependency: modified Rankin Scale ≥3.
RRR, relative risk reduce.