CRP and Hypertension: No significant associations were observed for age, ASPECTS, CBV index, ischemic core volume, penumbra volume, mismatch ratio, NIHSS, BUN, uric acid, PT, fibrinogen, CRP, NEUT, LYM, HbA1c, or demographic/clinical covariates (sex, thrombolysis, smoking history, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and atrial fibrillation) (all p > 0.05) (Table 1).