Table 1. Characteristics of cases confirmed as first-ever stroke by pathological subtype in medical chart review.
Mean ± standard deviation or n (%) are shown; age, admission period of subarachnoid hemorrhage show individual values.
| All first-ever stroke (N = 75) | Stroke subtype | p value (ischemic stroke vs. intracerebral hemorrhage) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Ischemic stroke (N = 38) | Intracerebral hemorrhage (N = 25) | Subarachnoid hemorrhage (N = 2) | Undetermined (N = 10) | ||
| Age, years | 63 ± 13.6 | 64.8 ± 11.4 | 60.6 ± 17.1 | 57, 63 | 62.9 ± 13 | 0.141 |
| Men | 34 (45.3) | 17 (44.7) | 13 (52) | 2 (100) | 2 (20) | 0.572 |
| Referred from clinics before admission | 8 (10.7) | 5 (13.2) | 0 | 0 | 3 (30) | 0.071 |
| Medical insurance | 40 (53.3) | 21 (55.3) | 13 (52) | 1 (50) | 5 (50) | 0.799 |
| Hospital admission fee, USD | 195 | 193 | 260 | 121 | 84 | 0.174 |
| Individual payment, USD | 97 | 84 | 143 | 48 | 58 | 0.115 |
| Past medical history | ||||||
| Hypertension | 55 (73.3) | 29 (76.3) | 17 (68) | 0 | 9 (90) | 0.467 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 11 (14.7) | 8 (21.1) | 2 (8) | 0 | 1 (10) | 0.165 |
| Dyslipidemia | 1 (1.3) | 1 (2.6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.603 |
| Admission period | 8.9 ± 6.5 | 9 ± 6 | 8.4 ± 7.8 | 3, 36 | 9.8 ± 5 | 0.427 |
| Fatality | 13 (17.3) | 2 (5.2) | 11 (44) | 0 | 0 | <0.001 |