Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

	n=7,001
Sex, male	3,902 (55.7)
Age, years	65–69 (55–59 to 75–79)
Hypertension	5,083 (72.6)
Diabetes mellitus	1,862 (26.6)
Myocardial infarction	473 (6.8)
Atrial fibrillation	688 (9.8)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	1,383 (19.8)
Thrombolysis	230 (3.3)
Household income
Low	2,314 (33.1)
Middle	2,551 (36.4)
High	2,136 (30.5)
Hospital type at index stroke
General hospital	5,844 (83.5)
Hospital or clinic	1,157 (16.5)
Duration of hospital stay following index stroke
≤16 days	3,690 (52.7)
>16 days	3,311 (47.3)

Note: Data presented as n (%) or medians (IQRs).