Table 1.

Sample Characteristics by Weekday versus Weekend Admission and Stroke Mortality for patients with Ischemic or Hemorrhagic stroke, National Inpatient Sample 2016 (n = 120,664; weighted N=603,125)

Variable	Weekday Admission^a	Weekend Admission	P-value	Died	Alive	P-value
Age Group			0.077			<0.001
18–44	30578 (5.07%)	31785 (5.27%)		31182 (5.17%)	27382 (4.54%)
45–64	182144 (30.20%)	178163 (29.54%)		183772 (30.47%)	144569 (23.97%)
65–74	142277 (23.59%)	141734 (23.50%)		143363 (23.77%)	125269 (20.77%)
75+	248186 (41.15%)	251503 (41.70%)		244808 (40.59%)	305965 (50.73%)
Sex			0.196			<0.001
Male	297703 (49.36%)	295109 (48.93%)		298306 (49.46%)	279187 (46.29%)
Female	305423 (50.64%)	308016 (51.07%)		304819 (50.54%)	323938 (53.71%)
Race			0.899			<0.001
NH White	412176 (68.34%)	412357 (68.37%)		411874 (68.29%)	417121 (69.16%)
NH Black	102109 (16.93%)	101325 (16.80%)		103315 (17.13%)	82387 (13.66%)
Hispanic	49215 (8.16%)	49939 (8.28%)		49034 (8.13%)	54945 (9.11%)
Other	39625 (6.57%)	39505 (6.55%)		38962 (6.46%)	48612 (8.06%)
Household Income Quartiles			0.680			0.164
$1–39,999	187150 (31.03%)	185521 (30.76%)		186908 (30.99%)	185099 (30.69%)
$40,000–50,999	153073	154400		153797	148369
	(25.38%)	(25.60%)		(25.50%)	(24.60%)
$51,000–65,999	144569 (23.97%)	145655 (24.15%)		144629 (23.98%)	148308 (24.59%)
$66,000+	118333 (19.62%)	117489 (19.48%)		117790 (19.53%)	121349 (20.12%)
Payers			0.090			<0.001
Medicare	383829 (63.64%)	386905 (64.15%)		384311 (63.72%)	389498 (64.58%)
Medicaid	57478 (9.53%)	58262 (9.66%)		57960 (9.61%)	53316 (8.84%)
Private insurance	121288 (20.11%)	117248 (19.44%)		121168 (20.09%)	107236 (17.78%)
Other	40590 (6.73%)	40711 (6.75%)		39686 (6.58%)	53075 (8.80%)
Discharge Quarter			0.428			<0.001
Jan – Mar	150902 (25.02%)	151023 (25.04%)		150419 (24.94%)	159044 (26.37%)
Apr - Jun	149756 (24.83%)	152349 (25.26%)		150480 (24.95%)	150299 (24.92%)
July - Sep	149575 (24.80%)	147826 (24.51%)		150058 (24.88%)	137211 (22.75%)
Oct - Dec	152892 (25.35%)	151927 (25.19%)		152168 (25.23%)	156571 (25.96%)
Comorbidities			0.241			<0.001
1	107839 (17.88%)	106029 (17.58%)		106210 (17.61%)	123098 (20.41%)
2+	495286 (82.12%)	497096 (82.42%)		496915 (82.39%)	480027 (79.59%)
Location			<0.001			<0.001
Urban	558433 (92.59%)	562716 (93.30%)		558795 (92.65%)	569048 (94.35%)
Rural	44692 (7.41%)	40409 (6.70%)		44330 (7.35%)	34077 (5.65%)
Teaching Status			0.487			<0.001
Yes	143845 (23.85%)	142699 (23.66%)		146378 (24.27%)	104099 (17.26%)
No	459280 (76.15%)	460426 (76.34%)		456747 (75.73%)	499026 (82.74%)
Hospital Bed Size^b			<0.001			<0.001
Small	88961 (14.75%)	86368 (14.32%)		90167 (14.95%)	64052 (10.62%)
Medium	170564 (28.28%)	164231 (27.23%)		170202 (28.22%)	153314 (25.42%)
Large	343600 (56.97%)	352527 (58.45%)		342756 (56.83%)	385759 (63.96%)

Note: P-values were calculated using Chi-square tests. All statistics were adjusted using sampling weights.

^a.

Results were presented as weighted N (%).

^b.

Defined based on location (rural, urban, Northeast region, Midwest region, South region, and West region) and teaching status (nonteaching, teaching) of the hospital. Northeast region – Rural: Small (1–49); Medium (50–99) and Large (100+); Urban, nonteaching: Small (1–124); Medium (125–199) and Large (200+); Urban, teaching: Small (1–249); Medium (250–424) and Large (425+). Midwest region – Rural: Small (1–29); Medium (30–49) and Large (50+); Urban, nonteaching: Small (1–74); Medium (75–174) and Large (175+); Urban, teaching: Small (1–249); Medium (250–374) and Large (375+). Southern region – Rural: Small (1–39); Medium (40–74) and Large (75+); Urban, nonteaching: Small (1–99); Medium (100–199) and Large (200+); Urban, teaching: Small (1–249); Medium (250–449) and Large (450+). Western region – Rural: Small (1–24); Medium (25–44) and Large (45+); Urban, nonteaching: Small (1–99); Medium (100–174) and Large (175+); Urban, teaching: Small (1–199); Medium (200–324) and Large (325+).