Table 2.
Characteristics of IS patients (I63) and parameters of stroke care in 2019 and 2020 using NRRHS
| 1 March–May 2019 (N = 6,142) |
2 January–February 2020 (N = 4,037) |
3 March–May 2020 (N = 5,258) |
p value 3 versus 1 3 versus 2 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient characteristics | ||||
| Age, mean (SD) | 74 (12) | 74 (13) | 74 (12) | 0.33 |
| 0.15 | ||||
| Men, n (%) | 3,126 (51) | 2,043 (51) | 2,724 (52) | 0.34 |
| 0.26 | ||||
| Reperfusion therapy, n (%) | ||||
| IVT | 1,056 (17.2) | 702 (17.4) | 911 (17.3) | 0.86* |
| 0.96 | ||||
| MT | 333 (5.4) | 223 (5.5) | 269 (5.1) | 0.48† |
| 0.40 |
IVT, intravenous thrombolysis; MT, mechanical thrombectomy; NRRHS, National Registry of Reimbursed Health Services; SD, standard deviation; IS, ischemic stroke.
*
p value 0.86, 0.96 is referring to the comparison of percentages IVTs. p value absolute count IVT: 3 versus 1: p = 0.001, 3 versus 2: p = 0.004. p value is based on 2-sided Poisson means test.
†
p value 0.48, 0.40 is referring to the comparison of percentages MTs. p value absolute count MT: 3 versus 1: p = 0.010, 3 versus 2: p = 0.017. p value is based on 2-sided Poisson means test.