Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of population
| Characteristics |
30‐day recurrence N = 33 |
No 30‐day recurrence N = 1841 |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) mean ± SD | 74.4 ± 11.5 | 73.2 ± 13.6 | 0.63 |
| Sex (male) | 17 (51.5) | 1,019 (55.4) | 0.66 |
| mRS score, median (IQR) | 1 (0, 2) | 2 (0, 3) | 0.06 |
| NIHSS score, median (IQR) | 1 (0, 4.5) | 2 (1, 5) | 0.09 |
| BI score, median (IQR) | 100 (100, 100) | 100 (70, 100) | 0.02 |
| Index etiology (TOAST) | <0.01 | ||
| Atherosclerosis | 13 (39.4) | 232 (12.6) | <0.01 |
| Cardioembolism | 5 (15.5) | 599 (32.5) | 0.03 |
| Small vessel disease | 1 (3.0) | 204 (11.1) | 0.14 |
| Other determined | 2 (6.1) | 30 (1.6) | 0.05 |
| Undetermined | 12 (36.6) | 776 (42.2) | 0.52 |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Peripheral artery disease | 7 (21.2) | 129 (7.0) | <0.01 |
| Diabetes | 6 (18.2) | 275 (14.9) | 0.61 |
| Angina pectoris | 3 (9.1.4) | 256 (13.9) | 0.43 |
| Myocardial infarction | 4 (12.1) | 265 (14.4) | 0.71 |
| Hypertension | 23 (69.7) | 1,031 (56.0) | 0.12 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 8 (18.2) | 318 (18.4) | 0.89 |
| Prior/current smoking | 21 (63.6) | 1,066 (57.9) | 0.39 |
| Treatment | |||
| IV thrombolysis | 7 (21.2) | 299 (16.2) | 0.44 |
| Carotid endarterectomy | 5 (15.2) | 64 (3.5) | <0.01 |
| Length of index admission, median (IQR) | 5 (2, 7) | 6 (3, 10) | 0.01 |
| Discharged to | 0.01 | ||
| Home | 22 (66.7) | 985 (53.7) | 0.13 |
| Home nursing | 2 (6.1) | 193 (10.5) | 0.41 |
| Rehabilitation | 0 | 152 (8.3) | 0.09 |
| Nursing home | 5 (15.2) | 444 (24.2) | 0.23 |
| Other department | 4 (12.1) | 59 (3.2) | <0.01 |
BI, Barthel Index; IQR, interquartile range; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; SD, standard deviation.
Data are expressed as n (%) unless specified.