Table 1. Clinical characteristics of stroke patients (n=267).

NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale

	Women	Men	Total, mean (±SD)/n (%)
Age (years)	66.30	67.74	66.93 (14.83)
Age group
<65	59	41	100 (37.5%)
≥65	92	75	167 (62.5%)
Sex	151 (56.6%)	116 (43.3%)
Rankin score
0	10	10	20 (7.5%)
1	15	9	24 (9%)
2	16	8	24 (9%)
3	23	19	42 (15.7%)
4	31	22	53 (19.9%)
5	47	43	90 (33.7%)
6	9	5	14 (5.2%)
Complication
0	97	83	180 (78.3%)
1	30	20	50 (21.7%)
NIHSS score	12	12	12.07 (5.44)
Mode of exit
Death	20	11	31 (11.9%)
Transfer	3	1	4 (1.5%)
At home	126	100	226 (86.6%)
Length of hospitalization	14	13	13.54 (9.72)