Table 2.
Clinical Characteristics.
| All (n = 203; 100%) |
IS (n = 161; 79.3%) |
TIA (n = 12; 5.9%) |
PICH (n = 14; 6.9%) |
SAH (n = 16; 7.9%) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk factors | ||||||
| Hypertension | 153 (75.7%) | 126 (78.3%) | 10 (83.3%) | 10 (76.9%) | 7 (43.8%) | .020 |
| Dyslipidemia | 76 (37.6%) | 60 (37.3%) | 9 (75.0%) | 4 (30.8%) | 3 (18.8%) | .020 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 83 (41.1%) | 70 (43.5%) | 4 (33.3%) | 7 (58.3%) | 2 (12.5%) | NS |
| Atrial fibrillation | 26 (12.9%) | 22 (13.7%) | 3 (25.0%) | 1 (7.7%) | 0 (0%) | NS |
| Smoker | NSa | |||||
| Former smoker | 31 (15.3%) | 24 (14.9%) | 3 (25.0%) | 4 (28.6%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Current smoker | 102 (50.5%) | 82 (50.9%) | 5 (41.7%) | 4 (28.6%) | 11 (68.8%) | |
| First ever stroke/TIA | 171 (84.2%) | 132 (82.0%) | 11 (91.7%) | 12 (85.7%) | 0 (0%) | NS |
| Prestroke BI (mean ± SD) | 98.7 ± 3.0 | 98.8 ± 3.0 | 98.3 ± 3.3 | 97.9 ± 3.8 | 99.4 ± 1.7 | NS |
| NIHSS on admission (mean ± SD) | 10.8 ± 9.9 | 10.0 ± 8.6 | 0.7 ± 1.0 | 19.4 ± 12.3 | 19.7 ± 12.7 | <.001ab |
| LOS (mean ± SD) | 12.9 ± 18.5 | 9.9 ± 8.8 | 3.4 ± 1.6 | 37.4 ± 46.9 | 30.1 ± 28.3 | <.001ac |
| ICU admission | 107 (52.7%) | 78 (48.4%) | 1 (8.3%) | 12 (85.7%) | 16 (100%) | <.001 |
| ICU LOS (mean ± SD) | 5.9 ± 13.2 | 3.6 ± 6.8 | 0.2 ± 0.6 | 20.2 ± 32.2 | 20.8 ± 20.9 | <.001ad |
| mRS at discharge (mean ± SD) | 3.5 ± 2.0 | 3.5 ± 1.9 | 0.6 ± 0.9 | 4.5 ± 1.8 | 4.6 ± 1.1 | <.001ad |
| BI at discharge (mean ± SD) | 58.6 ± 38.8 | 58.5 ± 38.1 | 97.9 ± 4.5 | 38.0 ± 43.8 | 38.5 ± 35.1 | <.001ad |
| TOAST classification | .014a | |||||
| LA | 37 (21.4%) | 36 (22.4%) | 1 (8.3%) | |||
| CE | 55 (31.8%) | 53 (32.9%) | 2 (16.7%) | |||
| SV | 27 (15.6%) | 27 (16.8%) | 0 (0%) | |||
| UC | 54 (31.2%) | 45 (27.9%) | 9 (75.0%) | |||
| Discharge destination | <.001a | |||||
| Home | 72 (35.5%) | 56 (34.8%) | 12 (100%) | 3 (21.4%) | 1 (6.3%) | |
| Home with help | 82 (40.4%) | 69 (42.9%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (35.7%) | 8 (50.0%) | |
| Rehabilitation center/nursing home | 22 (10.8%) | 16 (9.9%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (14.3%) | 4 (25.0%) | |
| Death | 27 (13.3%) | 20 (12.4%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (28.6%) | 3 (18.8%) | |
| Cost (US$) | <.001ae | |||||
| (mean ± SD)/ | 6961 ± 15663 | 4248 ± 4352 | 1277 ± 492 | 26 698 ± 50 400 | 21 257 ± 14 625 | |
| Median (25th-75th) | 2751 (1484-6396) | 2578 (1492-5436) | 1234 (947-1436) | 8028 (2382-28462) | 14 746 (12066-23957) | |
Note. IS = ischemic stroke; TIA = transit ischemic attack; PICH = primary intracerebral hemorrhage; SAH = subarachnoid hemorrhage; BI = Barthel Index; NIHSS= National Institution of Health Stroke Scale; LOS = length of stay; ICU = intensive care unit; mRS = modified Rankin Scale; TOAST = Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment; LA = large-artery atherosclerosis; CE = cardioembolism; SV = small-vessel occlusion; UC = unclassified.
a
Nonparametric test.
b
Except SAH vs PICH.
c
Except SAH vs PICH and TIA vs IS.
d
TIA vs IS; PICH and SAH.
e
Except SAH vs PICH.