Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study population (n = 86)
| Variables | Preimplementation group (n = 43) |
Postimplementation group (n = 43) |
Z/F/U/χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, years old | 69 (64, 76) | 68 (63, 74) | 846.0 | 0.497 |
| Sex, males | 24 (55.8) | 23 (53.5) | 0.047 | 0.829 |
| Employment | 2.708 | 0.305a | ||
| Employed | 1 (2.4) | 5 (11.6) | ||
| Retired | 35 (85.4) | 32 (74.4) | ||
| Unemployed | 5 (12.2) | 6 (14.0) | ||
| Risk factors | ||||
| Hypertension | 33 (76.7) | 31 (72.1) | 0.244 | 0.805 |
| Diabetes | 13 (30.2) | 15 (34.9) | 0.212 | 0.818 |
| Dyslipidemia | 10 (23.3) | 12 (27.9) | 0.244 | 0.805 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 14 (32.6) | 7 (16.3) | 3.087 | 0.131 |
| Smoking | 11 (25.6) | 14 (32.6) | 0.508 | 0.635 |
| Alcohol consumption | 4 (9.3) | 8 (18.6) | 1.550 | 0.351 |
| Stroke etiology | 2.437 | 0.543a | ||
| Cardioembolism | 12.3) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Large-vessel disease | 24 (55.8) | 30 (69.8) | ||
| Small-vessel disease | 15 (34.9) | 11 (25.6) | ||
| Other causes | 3 (7.0) | 2 (4.7) | ||
| OCSP classification | 0.497 | 0.946 | ||
| Total anterior circulation infract | 7 (16.3) | 7 (16.3) | ||
| Partial anterior circulation infract | 24 (55.8) | 25 (58.1) | ||
| Posterior circulation | 6 (14.0) | 7 (16.3) | ||
| Lacunar infarct | 6 (14.0) | 4 (9.3) | ||
| Treatment protocols | 0.483a | |||
| Drugs | 37 (86.0) | 40 (93.0) | ||
| Non-drugs | 6 (14.0) | 3 (7.0) | ||
| Admission NIHSS score | 6 (3, 13) | 6 (4, 10) | 879.0 | 0.693 |
| Admission BP, mmHg | ||||
| Systolic BP | 160 (140, 175) | 153 (136, 175) | 842.0 | 0.476 |
| Diastolic BP | 87 (76, 95) | 91 (81, 96) | 788.5 | 0.240 |
| A2DS2 score | 6 (5, 6) | 6 (5, 7) | 802.5 | 0.262 |
| Oral hygiene score | 23 (17, 26) | 22 (18, 26) | 903.5 | 0.856 |
| NRS-2002 | 0.05 | 1.000 | ||
| ≥ 3 | 27 (62.8) | 28 (65.1) | ||
| < 3 | 16 (37.2) | 15 (34.9) | ||
| 30 ml water swallowing test | 2.828 | 0.243 | ||
| III | 22 (51.2) | 23 (53.5) | ||
| IV | 13 (30.2) | 17 (39.5) | ||
| V | 8 (18.6) | 3 (7.0) | ||
| The degree of dysphagia | 2.729 | 0.395a | ||
| 3 | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| 4 | 28 (65.1) | 23 (53.5) | ||
| 5 | 12 (27.9) | 18 (41.9) | ||
| 6 | 2 (4.7) | 2 (4.7) | ||
*The difference was statistically significant
aFisher’s exact test
Results are presented as n (%), mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range)
OCSP Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project; NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; BP blood pressure; A2DS2 Age, Atrial fibrillation, Dysphagia, Sex, Stroke Severity; NRS nutrition risk screening