Table 1.
Baseline characteristics for patients with ischemic stroke, 2008–2011.
| Pre-stroke psychosis | 95% CI | No psychosis | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of patients (%) | 389 (0.84%) | 45,961 (99.16%) | ||
| Age in years (mean) | 71.1 | (69.9; 72.4) (IQR: 19) |
76.6 | (76.5; 76.7) (IQR: 17) |
| Sex (% male) | 41.4 | (36.5; 46.3) | 50.3 | (49.8; 50.7) |
| Highest level of education (distribution, %) | ||||
| - Elementary | 49.5 | 47.7 | ||
| - High school | 35.7 | 36.1 | ||
| - College/University | 14.8 | 16.2 | ||
| Marital status (distribution, %) | ||||
| - Married | 15.7 | 42.9 | ||
| - Never married | 37.0 | 10.6 | ||
| - Divorced | 27.3 | 16.4 | ||
| - Widowed | 20.0 | 30.1 | ||
| Born outside the EU (%) | 8.2 | (5.5; 11.0) | 4.6 | (4.4; 4.7) |
| Living alone (%) | 77.5 | (73.3; 81.7) | 51.0 | (50.5; 51.4) |
| Living arrangements (distribution, %) | ||||
| - Living at home, no home-help service | 41.1 | 72.3 | ||
| - Living at home, with home-help service | 27.3 | 18.7 | ||
| - Special housing | 31.6 | 9.0 | ||
| ADL-dependency (%) | 20.3 | (16.2; 24.4) | 11.1 | (10.8; 11.4) |
| Prior stroke (−2 years) (%) | 8.2 | (5.5; 11.0) | 6.7 | (6.4; 6.9) |
| Inpatient care year −1 (mean days) | 14.5 | (10.9; 18.2) (IQR: 16) |
5.1 | (5.0; 5.3) (IQR: 4) |
| Atrial fibrillation (%) | 24.2 | (19.9; 28.4) | 30.7 | (30.3; 31.1) |
| Hypertension (%) | 53.0 | (48.0; 57.9) | 62.3 | (61.9; 62.7) |
| Unconscious at arrival (%) | ||||
| - Conscious | 80.7 | 85.7 | ||
| - Indolent | 14.3 | 10.8 | ||
| - Unconscious | 5.0 | 3.5 | ||
| NIHSS at arrival | 4 (50th percentile) | IQR: 6 Min: 0 Max: 37 |
3 (50th percentile) | IQR: 7 Min: 0 Max: 42 |