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. 2009 Dec 11;103(2):99–108. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcp169

Table 1.

Patient characteristics and poor outcome (modified Rankin scale ≥ 3), and multivariable OR of patient characteristics in the adjustment model on poor outcome

Hospital 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Total OR (P-value)

n 39 92 31 40 22 24 99 36 50 70 505
Mean age (years) 77 73 69 65 74 65 68 70 71 72 71 1.5 (< 0.001)a
Male sex (%) 46 54 61 59 55 67 65 41 56 47 55 0.7 (0.092)
Stroke subtype (% stroke vs. TIA) 97 95 97 80 91 63 94 92 88 81 90 1.1 (0.853)
Severe strokeb (%) 28 17 16 13 9 8 15 17 14 10 15 3.5 (< 0.001)
Lowered consciousness levelc (%) 21 21 10 15 18 4 2 17 12 11 13 3.5 (0.001)
ADL dependentc,d (%) 90 92 100 85 82 54 64 100 84 64 80 2.8 (0.001)
Previous stroke (%) 26 18 26 33 27 33 21 28 26 17 24 1.9 (0.012)
Atrial fibrillation (%) 23 21 16 15 27 8 17 11 22 14 18 1.7 (0.072)
Ischaemic heart disease (%) 13 23 29 18 36 21 13 31 26 21 21 2.0 (0.012)
Diabetes mellitus (%) 15 30 23 20 9 21 17 17 16 20 20 2.1 (0.008)
Hypertension (%) 56 47 58 58 59 75 81 50 58 50 59 0.6 (0.018)
Hyperlipedaemia (%) 54 46 68 53 73 50 58 44 70 79 59 0.6 (0.040)
Poor outcome (%) 59 72 35 44 73 29 39 78 54 46 53

aOR per decade.

bParesis of arm, leg and face, homonymous hemianopia and aphasia or other cortical function disorder.

cAt hospital arrival.

dBarthel index = 20.