Table 1.
Characteristics of Stroke Outcome at Discharge Among 579 Patients As Defined By Modified Rankin Scale, Lima, Peru, 2008–2009
| Favorable Outcome mRS ≤ 2 (n=231) |
Unfavorable Outcome mRS > 2 (n=348) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | N* | (%) | N* | (%) | P- value** |
| Male | 137 | (59.3) | 184 | (52.8) | 0.09 |
| Stroke Subtype | 0.6 | ||||
| Ischemic | 176 | (76.5) | 260 | (74.9) | |
| Intracerebral Hemorrhage | 54 | (23.4) | 87 | (25.1) | |
| Age in years | <0.001 | ||||
| 19–49 | 56 | (24.2) | 49 | (14.1) | |
| 50–69 | 107 | (46.3) | 140 | (40.2) | |
| 70+ | 68 | (29.4) | 159 | (45.7) | |
| Marital Status | 0.6 | ||||
| Married/Cohabitating | 139 | (60.2) | 222 | (63.8) | |
| Single | 46 | (19.9) | 60 | (17.2) | |
| Separated/Divorced | 46 | (19.9) | 66 | (19.0) | |
| Hospital Ward | 0.8 | ||||
| Other (Surgery, ICU, other) | 99 | (42.9) | 145 | (41.7) | |
| Cerebrovascular | 132 | (57.1) | 203 | (58.3) | |
| Medicaid-type insurance | 14 | (6.1) | 34 | (9.8) | 0.11 |
| Time from onset to hospitalization | 0.4 | ||||
| < 21 hours | 50 | (21.6) | 92 | (26.4) | |
| 21–47 hours | 44 | (19.1) | 74 | (21.3) | |
| 48–119 hours | 73 | (31.6) | 91 | (26.2) | |
| 120+ hours | 64 | (27.7) | 91 | (26.2) | |
| Length of stay in days | 0.01 | ||||
| 1–9 | 64 | (27.4) | 80 | (23.0) | |
| 10–12 | 54 | (23.4) | 70 | (20.1) | |
| 13–19 | 67 | (29.0) | 87 | (25.0) | |
| 20+ | 46 | (19.9) | 111 | (31.9) | |
| NIHSS on admission | <0.001 | ||||
| 0–4 | 83 | (35.9) | 20 | (5.8) | |
| 5–7 | 74 | (32.0) | 100 | (28.7) | |
| 8–12 | 54 | (23.4) | 92 | (26.4) | |
| 13+ | 20 | (8.7) | 136 | (39.1) | |
| Previous Stroke | 19 | (8.2) | 42 | (12.1) | 0.2 |
| Hypertension | 168 | (72.7) | 264 | (75.9) | 0.4 |
| Diabetes | 44 | (19.2) | 66 | (19.0) | 0.9 |
| Dyslipidemia | 70 | (30.3) | 79 | (22.7) | 0.04 |
| Obesity | 16 | (6.9) | 20 | (5.8) | 0.6 |
| Hyperuricemia | 1 | (0.4) | 4 | (1.2) | 0.7 |
| Metabolic Syndrome | 3 | (1.3) | 2 | (0.6) | 0.7 |
| Alcohol Use | 36 | (15.6) | 35 | (10.1) | 0.047 |
| Sedentary Lifestyle | 5 | (2.2) | 5 | (1.4) | 0.5 |
| Tobacco Use | 21 | (9.1) | 29 | (8.3) | 0.8 |
*
Numbers may not add to column total due to missing values.
**
Pearson chi-square test or Fishers' exact test (small numbers) for nominal categorical variables; Student's t-test for continuous variables; score test for trend for ordinal and interval variables