Table 1.
Patient Characteristics in Relation to Binary Ability to Walk in the Total Cohorta
| Variable |
Total
N = 487 |
Can Walk: Yes
n = 263 |
Can Walk: No
n = 224 |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, y, mean (SD) | 68.5 (14.9) | 67.4 (13.9) | 69.7 (15.9) | .09b |
| Sex, female, n (%) | 206 (42.3%) | 106 (40.3%) | 100 (44.6%) | .33c |
| Side affected, n (%) | .31c | |||
| Left | 240 (49.3%) | 124 (47.1%) | 116 (51.8%) | |
| Right | 214 (42.1%) | 112 (42.6%) | 93 (41.5%) | |
| Both | 45 (8.6%) | 27 (10.3%) | 15 (6.7%) | |
| Type of stroke | .04c | |||
| Ischemic, n (%) | 429 (88.1%) | 239 (90.9%) | 190 (84.8%) | |
| Hemorrhagic, n (%) | 58 (11.9%) | 24 (9.1%) | 34 (15.2%) | |
| Location of stroke, n (%) | .08c | |||
| Cortical | 175 (35.9%) | 106 (40.3%) | 69 (30.8%) | |
| Subcorticald | 248 (50.9%) | 127 (48.3%) | 121 (54.0%) | |
| Both | 64 (13.1%) | 30 (11.4%) | 34 (15.2%) | |
| Received thrombolysis, n (% of ischemic) | 137 (31.9%) | 72 (30.1%) | 65 (34.2%) | .37c,e |
| Received endovascular thrombectomy, n (% of ischemic) | 91 (21.2%) | 50 (20.9%) | 41 (21.6%) | .87c,e |
| Initial NIHSS, median (IQR) | 6 (3–13) | 4 (2–8) | 9 (5–16) | <.001f |
| Lower extremity motor impairment (NIHSS motor score), n (%) | <.001f | |||
| 0 | 272 (55.9%) | 189 (71.9%) | 83 (37.0%) | |
| 1 | 64 (13.1%) | 34 (12.9%) | 30 (13.4%) | |
| 2 | 41 (8.4%) | 13 (4.9%) | 28 (12.5%) | |
| 3 | 57 (11.7%) | 17 (6.5%) | 40 (17.9%) | |
| 4 | 53 (10.9%) | 10 (3.8%) | 43 (19.2%) | |
| Discharge destination, n (%) | <.001c | |||
| Home | 248 (50.9%) | 201 (76.4%) | 47 (21.0%) | |
| Rehab | 113 (23.2%) | 32 (12.2%) | 81 (36.2%) | |
| Long term care | 31 (6.4%) | 5 (1.9%) | 26 (11.6%) | |
| Repatriated to another hospital | 95 (19.5%) | 25 (9.5%) | 70 (31.2%) | |
| Length of stay, d, median (IQR) | 8 (4–17.5) |
6 (3–10) |
14.5 (7.75–31.25) |
<.001c |
a IQR = interquartile range; NIHSS = National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.
b Independent t test.
c Comparison made only between those with ischemic stroke.
d Includes midbrain and brainstem strokes.
e χ2 test.
f Mann-Whitney U test.