Table 1.
Patient characteristics, all included patients.
| n = 10,092 | |
|---|---|
| Demographics | |
| Age (median [IQR]) | 78 (17) |
| Male sex | 5323 (52.7) |
| Female sex | 4769 (47.3) |
| Highest level of education | |
| Primary | 5022 (50.6) |
| Secondary | 3504 (35.3) |
| ≥Tertiary | 1399 (14.1) |
| Pre-stroke functional status | |
| mRS 0–2 (independent) | 7378 (73.1) |
| mRS 3 | 1612 (16.0) |
| mRS 4 | 794 (7.9) |
| mRS 5 | 308 (3.1) |
| Living conditions before stroke | |
| Own home | 7622 (75.5) |
| Own home with home care service | 1623 (16.1) |
| Assisted living | 798 (7.9) |
| Other | 49 (0.5) |
| Total comorbidity burden | |
| None | 1818 (18.0) |
| Low | 2557 (25.3) |
| Moderate | 3777 (37.4) |
| High | 1940 (19.2) |
| Selected comorbidities | |
| Angina pectoris | 999 (9.9) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 2868 (28.4) |
| Chronic kidney failure | 275 (2.7) |
| COPD | 404 (4.0) |
| Congestive heart failure | 1051 (10.4) |
| Dementia | 423 (4.2) |
| Diabetes | 2101 (20.8) |
| Hypertension | 6253 (62.0) |
| Myocardial infarction | 585 (5.8) |
| Previous stroke | 2242 (22.2) |
| Solid tumor, non-metastatic | 1178 (11.7) |
Presented as no. (%) unless otherwise stated.IQR: interquartile range; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; mRS: modified Rankin scale.