Table 2.
Adjusted summary rate ratio of home-time by predictor variables using multivariable zero-inflated negative binomial model
| Predictor variables | Median home-time (Q1,Q3) |
Mean home-time (SD) |
aRR (95% CI) |
| Age categories (years) | |||
| 21–60 | 68 (12,84) | 53 (35) | Reference |
| 61–70 | 60 (0,83) | 48 (36) | 0.97 (0.95 to 0.99) |
| 71–80 | 46 (0,80) | 42 (36) | 0.94 (0.92 to 0.95) |
| ≥80 | 12 (0,71) | 32 (35) | 0.89 (0.87 to 0.91) |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 40 (0,79) | 40 (36) | Reference |
| Male | 53 (0,82) | 45 (36) | 1.01 (0.99 to 1.02) |
| mRS category | |||
| mRS 0 | 84 (81,87) | 80 (16) | Reference |
| mRS 1 | 84 (79,86) | 77 (19) | 0.96 (0.93 to 0.98) |
| mRS 2 | 81 (68,85) | 73 (21) | 0.92 (0.90 to 0.94) |
| mRS 3 | 57 (29,76) | 50 (29) | 0.60 (0.59 to 0.62) |
| mRS 4 | 9 (0,45) | 23 (27) | 0.23 (0.22 to 0.24) |
| mRS 5 | 0 (0,3) | 7 (17) | 0.05 (0.04 to 0.06) |
| Home location | |||
| Large urban | 46 (0,81) | 42 (36) | Reference |
| Medium population | 50 (0,82) | 43 (37) | 1.04 (1.02 to 1.07) |
| Small population | 53 (0,82) | 44 (37) | 1.02 (1.00 to 1.04) |
| Neighbourhood income quintile | |||
| Lowest | 43 (0,80) | 41 (36) | Reference |
| Next to lowest | 46 (0,81) | 42 (36) | 1.02 (0.99 to 1.04) |
| Middle | 49 (0,81) | 43 (36) | 1.02 (1.00 to 1.04) |
| Next to highest | 50 (0,81) | 43 (36) | 1.02 (0.99 to 1.04) |
| Highest | 50 (0,82) | 43 (36) | 1.02 (1.00 to 1.05) |
| Charlson comorbidity index | |||
| Score <2 | 62 (0,83) | 49 (36) | Reference |
| Score ≥2 | 30 (0,76) | 36 (36) | 0.91 (0.90 to 0.93) |
| Preadmission dependence | |||
| Dependent | 7 (0,68) | 30 (35) | Reference |
| Independent | 56 (0,82) | 46 (36) | 1.06 (1.04 to 1.08) |
| Stroke severity | |||
| Mild (NIHSS <5) | 78 (46,85) | 62 (30) | Reference |
| Severe (NIHSS ≥5) | 5 (0,63) | 29 (34) | 0.82 (0.80 to 0.83) |
aRR, adjusted rate ratio; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; Q1,Q3, first and third quartile.