Table 1.

Key characteristics of hospitalized acute stroke patients with diabetes overall and by race (n = 1,460)

	Overall population	By race
		white (n = 1,183)	black (n = 277)	p value
Sociodemographic parameters
Age (mean), years	75	76	74	<0.001
Females	52	48	68	<0.001
Medicaid	17	12	40	<0.001
In block group below the poverty line (mean)	12	9	24	<0.001
Adults age 25+ years in block group with college degree (mean)	22	24	15	<0.001
Prior medical history
HCC score prior to index hospital discharge	2.45	2.42	2.59	0.03
Prior hospitalization	46	43	56	<0.001
Prior stroke	9	9	11	0.18
Cardiac arrhythmias	31	33	21	<0.001
Congestive heart failure	22	20	27	0.02
Chronic pulmonary disease	17	18	15	0.28
Diabetes, complicated	26	27	26	0.66
Hypertension	81	78	91	<0.001
Fluid and electrolyte disorders	18	16	28	<0.001
Valvular disease	14	15	12	0.09
Peripheral vascular disorders	15	16	12	0.13
Hypothyroidism	13	14	10	0.10
Solid tumor without metastasis	13	14	8	0.01
Deficiency anemias1	14	13	19	0.01
Depression	8	9	7	0.42
Dementia	20	17	31	<0.001
Other comorbidity count	41	40	46	0.17
Index hospitalization
Length of stay (standard deviation), days	4.58 (5.01)	4.26 (3.58)	5.95 (8.71)	<0.001

Values represent percentages unless otherwise specified.

¹Includes anemias due to a nutritional deficiency (e.g., iron, vitamin B₁₂, folate, protein, etc.).