Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke patients with and without sepsis/septicemia preceding stroke
| Variable | All Ischemic stroke cases (n= 37377) |
Ischemic stroke cases without exposure to septicemia (n= 34189) |
Ischemic stroke cases with exposure to septicemia (n = 3188) |
All Hemorrhagic stroke cases (n= 12817) |
Hemorrhagic stroke cases without exposure to sepsis (n= 11716) |
Hemorrhagic stroke cases with exposure to sepsis (n=1101) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 71.7 | 71.5 | 74.1 | 66.7 | 66.4 | 69.3 | |
| standard deviation(range) | 14.6(0–104) | 14.6(0–104) | 13.6(0–101) | 16.9(0–101) | 17(0–101) | 15.8(0–97) | |
| Number of chronic conditions | 6.8 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 6 | 5.8 | 7.8 | |
| standard deviation(range) | 2.9(1–22) | 2.8(1–22) | 3.1(1–21) | 2.9(1–101) | 2.8(1–20) | 3.1(1–18) | |
| Length of stay(days) | 5.4 | 4.9 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 13.2 | |
| standard deviation(range) | 9.1(0–351) | 7.9(0–345) | 16.8(0–351) | 12.8(0–274) | 11.9(0–253) | 19.7(0–274) | |
| Women, No. (%) | 19476(52.2) | 17798(52.2) | 1678(52.8) | 6123(48.2) | 5626(48.4) | 497(45.3) | |
| Race No. (%) | |||||||
| White | 21824(60.87) | 20081(61.2) | 1743(56.9) | 6443(53.4) | 5956(54) | 487(46.5) | |
| Black | 3601(10.4) | 3239(9.9) | 362(11.8) | 1030(8.5) | 913(8.3) | 117(11.2) | |
| Hispanic | 6528(18.2) | 5900(18) | 628(20.5) | 2708(22.4) | 2436(22) | 272(26) | |
| Asian/pacific Islander | 3237(9) | 2956(9) | 281(9.2) | 1615(13.4) | 1458(13.2) | 157(15) | |
| Other | 640(1.76) | 591(1.8) | 49(1.6) | 269(2.23) | 255(2.3) | 14(1.3) | |
| Disposition of patient at discharge No. (%) | |||||||
| Died in hospital | 2098 (5.62) | 1788 (5.2) | 310 (9.7) | 2732 (21.3) | 2528 (21.6) | 204 (18.5) | |
| AHRQ Comorbidity measures No. (%) | |||||||
| Valvular disease | 3236(8.7) | 2896(8.5) | 340(10.7) | 660(5.15) | 586(5) | 74(6.7) | |
| Metastatic cancer | 560(1.5) | 489(1.4) | 71(2.2) | 341(2.7) | 296(2.5) | 45(4) | |
| Renal failure | 5502(14.7) | 4556(13.3) | 946(29.7) | 1528(11.9) | 1224(10.4) | 304(27.6) | |
| Congestive heart failure | 5332(14.3) | 4521(13.2) | 811(25.4) | 1229(9.6) | 1012(8.62) | 217(19.7) | |
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 5338(14.3) | 4661(13.6) | 677(21.2) | 1547(12) | 1344(11.5) | 203(18.4) | |
| Coagulopathy | 1128(3) | 888(2.6) | 240(7.5) | 995(7.8) | 822(7) | 173(15.7) | |
| Psychoses | 1428(3.8) | 1253(3.6) | 175(4.5) | 455(3.5) | 401(3.4) | 54(4.9) | |
| Peripheral vascular disorders | 3385(9) | 2979(8.7) | 406(12.7) | 688(5.4) | 577(4.9) | 111(10) | |
| Paralysis | 1882(5.04) | 1580(4.6) | 302(9.5) | 897(7) | 769(6.6) | 128(11.6) | |
| Other neurological disorders | 718(1.9) | 489(1.4) | 229(7.2) | 528(4.1) | 412(3.5) | 116(10.5) | |
| Hypertension (combine uncomplicated and complicated) |
29982(80.2) | 27450(80.3) | 2532(79.4) | 9357(73) | 8509(72.6) | 848(77) | |
| Drug abuse | 966(2.6) | 897(2.6) | 69(2.2) | 554(4.2) | 505(4.3) | 39(3.5) | |
| Diabetes with chronic complications |
3278(8.8) | 2798(8.2) | 480(15) | 654(5.1) | 530(4.5) | 124(11.3) | |
| Diabetes, uncomplicated | 9477(25.4) | 8566(25) | 911(28.6) | 2636(20.6) | 2342(20) | 294(26.7) | |
| Rheumatoid arthritis/collagen vascular diseases |
897(2.4) | 788(2.3) | 109(3.4) | 247(1.9) | 219(1.9) | 28(2.54) | |
| Alcohol abuse | 1510(4) | 1399(4) | 111(3.5) | 864(6.7) | 791(6.8) | 73(6.6) | |