Table 1:
NIS acute ischemic stroke discharge demographics and outcomes
| Chronic Inflammatory Disease | Ulcerative Colitis | Crohn’s Disease | Rheumatoid Arthritis | Psoriasis | SLE | Other | Multiple | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raw (Weighted) Counts | 703 (3,515) | 799 (3,995) | 5,069 (25,345) | 1,298 (6,490) | 1,378 (6,890) | 839 (4,195) | 408 (2,040) | 300,121 (1,500,605) | |
| Weighted % total NIS | 0.22% | 0.26% | 1.63% | 0.42% | 0.44% | 0.27% | 0.13% | 96.62% | |
| Age Group (%) | 18-59yr | 19% | 28% | 14% | 25% | 51% | 5% | 28% | 23% |
| 60-69yr | 22% | 27% | 22% | 27% | 23% | 10% | 24% | 23% | |
| 70-79yr | 30% | 25% | 30% | 28% | 17% | 26% | 25% | 24% | |
| 80-89yr | 24% | 18% | 27% | 16% | 8% | 41% | 19% | 22% | |
| 90+yr | 5% | 2% | 7% | 4% | 1% | 18% | 4% | 8% | |
| Gender | Female | 53% | 54% | 73% | 43% | 85% | 64% | 79% | 50% |
| Male | 47% | 46% | 27% | 57% | 15% | 36% | 21% | 50% | |
| Race | Non-Hispanic white | 84% | 82% | 74% | 81% | 49% | 91% | 71% | 67% |
| Non-Hispanic black | 8% | 12% | 15% | 8% | 34% | 4% | 17% | 18% | |
| Hispanic | 4% | 3% | 7% | 6% | 11% | 3% | 9% | 9% | |
| Other | 4% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 6% | 2% | 3% | 6% | |
| Comorbidity | HTN | 74% | 73% | 83% | 83% | 77% | 84% | 82% | 83% |
| DM | 31% | 28% | 32% | 39% | 29% | 29% | 27% | 39% | |
| ESRD | 7% | 6% | 5% | 5% | 12% | 3% | 5% | 61% | |
| Alcohol Abuse | 2% | 3% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 0.6% | 1% | 2% | |
| Cirrhosis | 3% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 0.2% | 2% | 1% | |
| CHF | 12% | 14% | 15% | 12% | 13% | 15% | 11% | 14% | |
| COPD | 14% | 18% | 20% | 18% | 14% | 13% | 18% | 13% | |
| Obesity | 11% | 10% | 11% | 20% | 16% | 9% | 12% | 13% | |
| Disposition* | Home | 34% | 34% | 28% | 37% | 38% | 28% | 32% | 34% |
| Short-term Hospital/Rehab | 4% | 4% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 5% | 3% | |
| SNF/Hospice | 42% | 40% | 45% | 40% | 36% | 49% | 40% | 42% | |
| Home Health | 13% | 15% | 18% | 14% | 16% | 17% | 18% | 14% | |
| AMA | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 1% | |
| Died | 6% | 6% | 6% | 4% | 6% | 4% | 5% | 6% | |
| Unknown | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| In-hospital Pneumonia | 10% | 9% | 9% | 7% | 10% | 4% | 6% | 8% | |
Values represent the weighted % of the sample.
Abbreviations: AMA (against medical advice), CHF (congestive heart failure), COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), DM (diabetes mellitus), ESRD (End-stage renal disease), HTN (hypertension), SNF (skilled nursing facility), SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus)
Discharge Disposition (26): The categories include the following 1) Short-term Hospital/Rehab (short term general hospital with inpatient acute care or rehabilitation services); 2) SNF/Hospice (SNR, intermediate care facility, long term acute care hospital psychiatric hospitals, hospice services), Home Health (home with additional health care services provided, home intravenous access provided, home hospices services), AMA (left against medical advice)