Table 2.
Demographics and stroke characteristics in each stroke impairment classification on admission.
| Stroke impairment classification (N, % unless stated) | Loss-Con | Mo-Co-Se | Mo-Co | Mo-Se | Mot-O | No-Mo | None | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | Mean (sd) | 79.6 (13) | 77.4 (13) | 78.2 (12) | 71.3 (14) | 74.5 (13) | 75.2 (13) | 74.1 (14) | 76.0 (13.2) |
| Gender | Female | 3698 (7.5) | 15457 (31.4) | 9041 (18.4) | 4775 (9.7) | 9627 (19.6) | 3740 (7.6) | 2861 (5.8) | 49199 |
| Ethnicity | White | 5330 (6.3) | 25231 (29.8) | 15203 (17.9) | 8730 (10.3) | 18303 (21.6) | 6792 (8.0) | 5227 (6.2) | 84816 |
| Stroke severity (NIHSS) median (IQR) | 19 (7,25) | 14 (9,19) | 6 (4,10) | 5 (3,7) | 3 (2,4) | 2 (1,4) | 0 (0,0) | 6 (10) | |
| Intracerebral haemorrhage yes | 1234 (12.2) | 3135 (30.9) | 1557 (15.3) | 922 (9.1) | 1443 (14.2) | 1017 (10.0) | 850 (8.4) | 10158 | |
| Premorbid disability (mRs ⩽ 2) | 3768 (5.0) | 21422 (28.5) | 12411 (16.5) | 8585 (11.4) | 17479 (23.3) | 6528 (8.7) | 4908 (6.5) | 75101 | |
| No. of co-morbidities | 0 | 1304 (5.8) | 6325 (27.9) | 3772 (16.6) | 2629 (11.6) | 5175 (22.8) | 1795 (7.9) | 1673 (7.4) | 22673 |
| 1 to 2 | 3783 (6.3) | 17902 (29.9) | 10813 (18.1) | 6102 (10.2) | 12968 (21.7) | 4764 (8.0) | 3500 (5.8) | 59832 | |
| 3 to 5 | 947 (7.6) | 3999 (32.3) | 2382 (19.2) | 1151 (9.3) | 2328 (18.8) | 939 (7.6) | 654 (5.3) | 12400 | |
| Total | 6034 (6.4) | 28226 (29.7) | 16967 (17.9) | 9882 (10.4) | 20471 (21.6) | 7498 (7.9) | 5827 (6.1) | 94905 | |
N: number; NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; IQR: interquartile range; mRS: modified ranking scale; Loss-Con: Loss of consciousness stroke; Mo-Co-Se: motor-cognitive-sensory stroke; Mo-Co: motor-cognitive stroke; Mo-Se: motor–sensory stroke; Mot-O: motor only stroke; No-Mo: non-motor stroke; None: no impairments stroke.