Table 1.
Patient baseline characteristics, disability at discharge and 90-day location
| All (n=39 417) |
Ischaemic stroke (n=32 982) |
ICH (n=6435) |
|
| Median age (Q1,Q3) | 74 (63,82) | 75 (64,83) | 71 (59,80) |
| Male sex, n (%) | 20 693 (52.5) | 17 201 (52.2) | 3492 (54.3) |
| Median NIHSS (Q1,Q3) | 5 (2,12) | 5 (2,11) | 9 (2,16) |
| Minor stroke (NIHSS <5), n (%) | 16 113 (40.9) | 14 205 (43.1) | 1908 (29.7) |
| Home location, n (%) | |||
| Large urban | 31 238 (79.3) | 26 028 (78.9) | 5210 (81.0) |
| Medium population | 3120 (7.9) | 2627 (8.0) | 493 (7.7) |
| Small population | 5059 (12.8) | 4327 (13.1) | 732 (11.4) |
| Neighbourhood income quintile, n (%) | |||
| Lowest | 9161 (23.2) | 7748 (23.5) | 1413 (22.0) |
| Next to lowest | 8446 (21.4) | 7069 (21.4) | 1377 (21.4) |
| Middle | 7483 (19.0) | 6217 (18.8) | 1266 (19.7) |
| Next to highest | 7083 (18.0) | 5897 (17.9) | 1186 (18.4) |
| Highest | 7244 (18.4) | 6051 (18.3) | 1193 (18.5) |
| Baseline independence, n (%) | 29 688 (75.3) | 24 691 (74.9) | 4997 (77.7) |
| CCI ≥2, n (%) | 20 851 (52.9) | 17 775 (53.9) | 3076 (47.8) |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 10 095 (25.6) | 8869 (26.9) | 1226 (19.1) |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 27 156 (68.9) | 23 136 (70.1) | 4020 (62.5) |
| Dyslipidaemia, n (%) | 15 160 (38.5) | 13 307 (40.3) | 1853 (28.8) |
| Active smoking, n (%) | 7174 (18.2) | 6251 (19.0) | 923 (14.3) |
| Prior stroke, n (%) | 7131 (18.1) | 6231 (18.9) | 900 (14.0) |
| Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 7150 (18.1) | 6232 (18.9) | 918 (14.3) |
| Coronary artery disease, n (%) | 9168 (23.3) | 8210 (24.9) | 958 (14.9) |
| Dementia, n (%) | 2780 (7.1) | 2342 (7.1) | 438 (6.8) |
| Median acute care length of stay (Q1,Q3) | 9 (5,18) | 9 (5,17) | 10 (4,24) |
| Discharge mRS | |||
| Median mRS (Q1,Q3) | 3 (2,4) | 3 (2,4) | 4 (3,6) |
| mRS=0, n (%) | 2513 (6.4) | 2263 (6.8) | 250 (3.9) |
| mRS=1, n (%) | 4495 (11.4) | 4073 (12.3) | 422 (6.6) |
| mRS=2, n (%) | 6429 (16.3) | 5896 (17.9) | 533 (8.3) |
| mRS=3, n (%) | 8413 (21.3) | 7423 (22.5) | 990 (15.4) |
| mRS=4, n (%) | 9372 (23.8) | 7772 (23.6) | 1600 (24.9) |
| mRS=5, n (%) | 2143 (5.4) | 1609 (4.9) | 534 (8.3) |
| mRS=6, n (%) | 6052 (15.4) | 3946 (12.0) | 2106 (32.7) |
| Median 90-day home-time (Q1,Q3) | 47 (0,81) | 55 (0,82) | 0 (0,58) |
| Mean 90-day home-time (SD) | 42 (36) | 46 (36) | 26 (34) |
| 90-day location, n (%) | |||
| Acute care | 1686 (4.3) | 1367 (4.1) | 319 (5.0) |
| Rehabilitation | 1816 (4.6) | 1412 (4.3) | 404 (6.3) |
| LTC/CCC | 2910 (7.4) | 2408 (7.3) | 502 (7.8) |
| Death | 8083 (20.5) | 5628 (17.1) | 2455 (38.2) |
| Home with home care | 2140 (5.4) | 1913 (5.8) | 227 (3.5) |
| Home without home care | 22 782 (57.8) | 20 254 (61.4) | 2528 (39.3) |
Modified Rankin Scale (mRS): 0: no symptoms, 1: no significant disability despite symptoms, 2: slight disability, 3: moderate disability, 4: moderately severe disability, 5: severe disability and 6: dead.
CCI, Charlson comorbidity index; ICH, intracerebral haemorrhage; LTC/CCC, long-term care/complex continuing care; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; Q1,Q3, 25th and 75th percentile.