Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics for stroke patients with discharge records for each year of the analyzed Florida HCUP database
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Statistical difference between 2001 and 2012 |
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| Total N stroke patients | 26,398 | 26,963 | 27,160 | 28,454 | 32,457 | 31,225 | 31,074 | 31,144 | 31,564 | 32,560 | 33,182 | 34,552 | NA |
| PEG tube placements N (%) | 1,833 (6.94) | 1,974 (7.33) | 1,803 (6.64) | 1,820 (6.4) | 1,927 (5.94) | 1,835 (5.93) | 1,853 (5.96) | 1,777 (5.71) | 1,782 (5.65) | 1,749 (5.37) | 1,808 (5.45) | 1,804 (5.22) | p<0.0001 |
| Age Mean (SD) | 72.71 (13.72) | 72.5 (13.9) | 72.08 (14.02) | 71.99 (14.38) | 71.96 (14.38) | 71.61 (14.55) | 71.33 (14.78) | 71.5 (14.66) | 71.34 (14.65) | 71.23 (14.76) | 71.26 (14.7) | 71.36 (14.74) | p<0.0001 |
| Female N (%) | 14,226 (53.89) | 14,370 (53.35) | 14,253 (52.48) | 15,035 (52.84) | 16,874 (51.99) | 16,238 (52) | 16,079 (51.74) | 16,072 (51.61) | 16,181 (51.26) | 16,578 (50.92) | 16,859 (50.81) | 17,740 (51.34) | p<0.0001 |
| White N (%) | 19,483 (73.8) | 19,582 (72.7) | 19,467 (71.68) | 20,160 (70.85) | 22,884 (70.51) | 22,116 (70.83) | 21,729 (69.93) | 21,503 (69.04) | 21,416 (67.85) | 21,706 (66.66) | 22,005 (66.32) | 22,678 (65.63) | p<0.0001 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index (max. 32) Mean (SD) | 2.6 (1.6) | 2.63 (1.61) | 2.61 (1.61) | 2.6 (1.61) | 2.61 (1.63) | 2.84 (1.81) | 2.89 (1.85) | 2.97 (1.88) | 3.02 (1.9) | 3.02 (1.91) | 3.03 (1.91) | 3.04 (1.9) | p<0.0001 |
| Ischemic stroke N (%) | 21,655 (82.03) | 22,137 (82.18) | 22,317 (82.17) | 23,624 (83.03) | 27,462 (84.61) | 26,432 (84.65) | 26,342 (84.77) | 26,518 (85.15) | 26,977 (85.47) | 27,982 (85.94) | 28,838 (86.91) | 30,137 (87.22) | p<0.0001 |
| Hemorrhagic stroke N (%) | 4,743 (17.97) | 4,799 (17.82) | 4,843 (17.83) | 4,830 (16.97) | 4,995 (15.39) | 4,793 (15.35) | 4,732 (15.32) | 4,626 (14.85) | 4,587 (14.53) | 4,578 (14.06) | 4,344 (13.09) | 4,415 (12.78) | |
| LOS for all stroke patients Mean (SD); Median | 6.23 (6.32); 5 | 6.32 (7); 5 | 6.31 (6.89); 5 | 6.35 (7.96); 4 | 6.12 (7.5); 4 | 6.15 (7.44); 4 | 6.05 (7.79); 4 | 5.95 (8.35); 4 | 5.76 (6.92); 4 | 5.69 (7.25); 4 | 5.75 (8.32); 4 | 5.62 (8.39); 4 | p<0.0001 |
| LOS for stroke patients with PEG tube placement Mean (SD); Median | 15.56 (12.48); 12 | 15.8 (14.21); 12 | 16.65 (14.66); 13 | 17.44 (19.36); 13 | 17.55 (16.51); 13 | 17.98 (16.79); 13 | 18.18 (19.45); 13 | 18.26 (22.63); 13 | 17.23 (15.32); 13 | 18.33 (18.02); 14 | 18.42 (23.14); 13 | 19.24 (24.3); 13 | p=0.0036 |
| Patients died in hospital of all stroke patients N(%) | 2,932 (11.11) | 2,931 (10.88) | 2,823 (10.39) | 2,700 (9.49) | 2,782 (8.57) | 2,426 (7.77) | 2,300 (7.4) | 2,245 (7.21) | 2,169 (6.87) | 2,112 (6.49) | 1,926 (5.8) | 1,995 (5.77) | p<0.0001 |
N = Number, SD = Standard Deviation, LOS = Length of Stay, p = p-value