Table 2. Clinical outcomes of ischemic stroke hospitalizations with and without SSc.

SSc: Systemic sclerosis, TPA: Tissue plasminogen activator, LOS: Hospital length of stay, C.I: Confidence interval

	Stroke with SSc (n=410)	Stroke without SSc (n=525,160)	Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR)	P-value
	%	%	(95% CI)
Primary outcome
In-hospital mortality	6.1	5.5	0.66 (0.20-2.17)	0.492
Secondary outcomes
TPA	9.8	9.3	1.08 (0.51-2.27)	0.848
Mechanical thrombectomy	7.3	5.1	0.75 (0.28-1.98)	0.556
			Adjusted mean difference
LOS, mean, days	5.9	5.7	-0.31 ({-1.40}-0.79)	0.583
Total charge, mean $	74,958	70,197	-3,373 ({-20,527}-13,780)	0.700