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. 2013 Sep 16;13:121. doi: 10.1186/1471-2377-13-121

Table 1.

Demographic baseline population characteristics and IScore variables at 30-days and 1-year

Variable Entire population Diabetic patients (n=312) Non diabetic patients (n=222) p-value
iScore 30 days
166,1 ± 56,3
185,3 ± 45,9
139,1 ± 58,7
<0,05#
iScore 1 year
136,3 ± 41
149,1 ± 22,6
118,3 ± 43,6
<0,05#
Age (mean±SD)
74,7 ± 6,6
75.03 ± 6.6
74.22 ± 6.5
0,222##
74 (69 - 82)
74 (69 - 80)
Gender n (%)
0,628*
Female
276
158 (50.6)
118 (53.2)
Male
258
154 (49.4)
104 (46.8)
Stroke severity (CNS) n (%)
0,247*
0
21
13 (4.2)
7 (3.2)
≤4
75
36 (11.5)
39 (17.6)
5-7
204
123 (39.4)
81 (36.5)
≥8
235
140 (44.9)
95 (42.8)
Stroke subtype n (%)
<0,05*
Lacunar origin
244
168 (53.8)
76 (34.2)
Nonlacunar origin
219
102 (32.7)
117 (52.7)
Undetermined origin
71
42 (13.5)
29 (13.1)
Risk factor n (%)
0,304*
Atrial fibrillation
80
46 (14.7)
34 (15.3)
CHF
67
44 (14.1)
23 (10.4)
Previous MI
148
99 (31.7)
49 (22.1)
Current smoker
100
57 (18.3)
43 (19.4)
Comorbid condition n (%)
0,809**
Cancer
53
34 (10.9)
19 (8.6)
Renal dialysis
9
5 (1.6)
4 (1.8)
Preadmission disability n (%)
0,532*
Independent
435
254 (81.4)
181 (81.5)
Dependent n
99
58 (18.6)
41 (18.5)
Glucose on admission, mmol/L,dL n (%)
<0,05*
<7.5 (<135)
295
159 (51)
136 (61.3)
≥7.5 (≥135)
239
153 (49)
86 (38.7)
Mortality rate n (%)
0,551*
30 Day
77
45 (14.4)
32 (14.4)
1 Year 141 86 (27.6) 55 (24.8) 0,268*

SD indicates standard deviation; CNS: Canadian neurological scale; CHF: congestive heart failure; MI: myocardial infarction.

Statistical methods used: #Mann Whitney U test, ##t-Test, *Chi-square, **Fisher.