Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| ASU | CSU | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N | 73 | 73 | |
| Age | |||
| Median (IQR) | 78.8 (66.1–83.7) | 75.5 (65.9–81.5) | 0.21 |
| Gender—n (%) | |||
| Male | 35 (47.9) | 51 (69.9) | |
| Female | 38 (52.1) | 22 (30.1) | 0.01 |
| First stroke—n (%) | |||
| Yes | 54 (74.0) | 58 (79.5) | |
| No | 18 (24.7) | 15 (20.5) | |
| Missing | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.56 |
| Days poststroke | |||
| Median (IQR) | 6.0 (4.0–8.5) | 7.0 (4.5–9.0) | 0.31 |
| Stroke type—n (%) | |||
| Infarct | 61 (83.6) | 59 (80.8) | |
| Haemorrhage | 11 (15.1) | 14 (19.2) | |
| Missing | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.66 |
| NIHSS | |||
| Median (IQR) | 6.0 (4.0–12.0) | 6.0 (4.0–10.0) | 0.58 |
| OCSP infarct classification—n (%) | |||
| TACI | 13 (17.8) | 11 (15.1) | |
| PACI | 29 (39.7) | 19 (26.0) | |
| POCI | 9 (12.3) | 6 (8.2) | |
| LACI | 6 (8.2) | 23 (31.5) | |
| Missing | 5 (6.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.01 |
| Side of lesion—n (%) | |||
| Left | 30 (41.1) | 31 (42.5) | |
| Right | 41 (56.2) | 39 (53.4) | |
| Brainstem | 1 (1.4) | 3 (4.1) | |
| None evident/unknown | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.70 |
| Premorbid MRS—n (%) | |||
| Independent (0–2) | 56 (76.7) | 58 (79.5) | |
| Dependent (>2) | 17 (23.3) | 15 (20.5) | 0.84 |
| Prestroke accommodation—n (%) | |||
| Home alone | 21 (28.8) | 26 (35.6) | |
| Home with someone | 48 (65.8) | 43 (58.9) | |
| Residential care | 3 (4.1) | 3 (4.1) | |
| Other | 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.4) | 0.82 |
| Prestroke mobility—n (%) | |||
| Independent no aids | 51 (69.9) | 64 (87.7) | |
| Independent with aid | 19 (26.0) | 9 (12.3) | |
| Walking with supervision | 3 (4.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0.01 |
| MSAS Gait—n (%) | |||
| Independent | 16 (21.9) | 18 (24.7) | |
| Not independent | 57 (78.1) | 55 (75.3) | 0.85 |
NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; OCSP: Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project; TACI: total anterior circulation infarct; PACI: partial anterior circulation infarct; POCI: posterior circulation infarct; LACI: lacunar infarct; MRS: modified Rankin Score; MSAS: mobility scale for acute stroke patients.