Table 1.
Demographic characteristics, functioning, and comorbidities before stroke among patients receiving inpatient rehabilitation (n = 1,073)
| Dementia (n = 138) | Non-Dementia (n = 935) | pa | |
| Age at stroke (y)b | 83.2 (5.8) | 82.5 (6.7) | 0.257 |
| Sex (men) | 52 (37.7) | 381 (40.7) | 0.493 |
| Living situation: | |||
| home without help | 54 (39.1) | 683 (73.0) | 0.001 |
| home with help | 63 (45.7) | 194 (20.8) | |
| institution | 21 (15.2) | 55 (5.9) | |
| missing | 0 (0) | 3 (0.3) | |
| Clothing: | |||
| without help | 103 (74.6) | 877 (93.8) | 0.001 |
| with help | 31 (22.5) | 50 (5.4) | |
| missing | 4 (2.9) | 8 (0.9) | |
| Mobility: | |||
| without help in- & outdoors | 104 (75.4) | 867 (92.7) | 0.001 |
| without help only indoors | 26 (18.8) | 45 (4.8) | |
| with help | 6 (4.4) | 16 (1.7) | |
| missing | 2 (1.4) | 7 (0.8) | |
| Toileting: | |||
| without help | 115 (83.3) | 888 (95.0) | 0.001 |
| with help | 19 (13.8) | 40 (4.3) | |
| missing | 4 (2.9) | 7 (0.7) | |
| Comorbidities: | |||
| atrial fibrillation | 44 (31.9) | 262 (28.0) | 0.348 |
| diabetes | 34 (24.6) | 165 (17.6) | 0.049 |
| femur fracture | 21 (15.2) | 83 (8.9) | 0.019 |
| heart failure | 30 (21.7) | 181 (19.4) | 0.511 |
| hypertension | 84 (60.9) | 469 (50.2) | 0.019 |
Data presented as n (%) unless otherwise specified. aThe p-value comparing dementia and non-dementia group by Pearson Chi-square test (categorical variables) except age (using t-test). bYears. Mean (standard deviation).