Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Stroke Patients According to Stroke Outcome
| Death (n = 166) | Survival (n = 640) | p | |
| No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
| Mean age, y | 77.2 ± 8.5 | 69.4 ± 11.3 | <0.001* |
| Female | 75(45.2) | 182(28.4) | <0.001 |
| Current smoker | 46(27.7) | 141(22.0) | 0.076 |
| SBP (mmHg) | 175.4 ± 4.6 | 143.5 ± 2.8 | <0.001* |
| Diabetes mellitus | 44(26.5) | 112(17.5) | 0.007 |
| Hypercholesterolemia | 54(32.5) | 112(17.5) | <0.001 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 112(67.5) | 32(5.0) | <0.001 |
| Myocardial infarction | 25(15.1) | 31(4.8) | <0.001 |
| Prior TIA | 24(14.5) | 115(18.0) | 0.286 |
| NIHSS mean (IQR) | 6.3(1–9) | 5.3(1–9) | <0.001† |
| Education | |||
| Illiteracy | 58(34.9) | 56(8.8) | <0.001 |
| Primary school | 55(33.1) | 84(13.1) | <0.001 |
| Junior high school | 26(15.7) | 188(29.4) | <0.001 |
| Senior high school | 8(4.8) | 95(14.8) | 0.001 |
| Technical training | 6(3.6) | 61(9.5) | 0.014 |
| University degree | 13(7.8) | 156(24.4) | <0.001 |
| Occupation | |||
| Unemployed | 23(13.9) | 18(2.8) | <0.001 |
| Manual worker | 127(76.5) | 256(40.0) | <0.001 |
| Non-manual worker | 16(9.6) | 366(57.2) | <0.001 |
| Income | |||
| 0 yuan | 63(38.0) | 27(5.8) | <0.001 |
| <1000 yuan | 75(45.2) | 185(28.9) | <0.001 |
| ≥ 1000 yuan | 28(16.9) | 428(66.9) | <0.001 |
| Housing space | |||
| < 10 m2/person | 17(10.2) | 6(0.9) | <0.001 |
| 10 to 20 m2/person | 44(26.5) | 87(13.6) | <0.001 |
| 20 to 40 m2/person | 42(25.3) | 197(30.8) | 0.168 |
| ≥ 40 m2/person | 63(38.0) | 350(54.7) | <0.001 |
p values are based on x2 test.
* p values are based on ANNOVA test.
† p values are based on Mann-Whitney U test.