TABLE 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of stroke patients
| Characteristics | Demographic and clinical values, n (%) or mean ± SD |
|---|---|
| Age (years), mean ± SD | n = 210, 66.89 ± 14.73 |
| Gender (female/ male, n (%)) | 74 (35.24%)/ 136 (64.76%) |
| Disease type (haemorrhagic stroke/ ischaemic stroke, n (%)) | 24 (11.43%)/ 186 (88.57%) |
| Smoking (yes/ no, n (%)) | 51 (24.29%)/ 159 (75.71%) |
| Alcohol use ( yes/ no, n (%)) | 31 (14.76%)/ 179 (85.24%) |
| Hypertension ( yes/ no/ NA, n (%)) | 167 (79.52%)/ 40 (19.05%)/ 3 (1.43%) |
| Diabetes ( yes/ no / NA, n (%)) | 67 (31.90%)/ 142 (67.62%) / 1 (0.48%) |
| Heart‐related diseases ( yes/ no / NA, n (%)) | 61 (29.05%)/ 148 (70.47%) / 1 (0.48%) |
| BI (0–20/ 25–40 / 45–60 / 65–80 / 85–100 / NA, n (%)) | 56 (26.67%)/ 24 (11.43%) / 42 (20.00%) / 33 (15.71%) / 53 (25.24%) / 2 (0.95%) |
| WBS score ( 0/ 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / NA, n (%)) | 194 (92.38%)/ 3 (1.43%) / 8 (3.80%) / 3 (1.43%) / 1 (0.48%) / 1 (0.48%) |
| SNSA ( poor/ good / NA, n (%)) | 44 (20.95%)/ 137 (65.24%) / 29 (13.81%) |
| WBC (1,000/ml), mean ± SD | n = 188, 8.30 ± 3.79 |
| Haemoglobin (g/dl), mean ± SD | n = 188, 131.24 ± 21.16 |
| Platelets (1,000/ml), mean ± SD | n = 187, 194.95 ± 68.11 |
| PLR, mean ± SD | n = 186, 155.05 ± 93.30 |
| ALT (U/L), mean ± SD | n = 200, 26.74 ± 21.78 |
| Serum albumin (g/L), mean ± SD | n = 203, 38.50 ± 5.53 |
| Fibrinogen (g/L), mean ± SD | n = 181, 3.23 ± 1.16 |
| D‐dimer (mg/L), mean ± SD | n = 179, 2.10 ± 5.55 |
| Survival (yes/ no, n (%)) | 161 (76.67%)/ 49 (23.33%) |
Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; BI, Barthel index; NA, not available; PLR, platelet/lymphocyte ratio; SD, standard deviation; SNSA, systemic nutritional status assessment; WBC, white blood cells; WBS, Wong‐Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale.