Table 1 Characteristics of the participants.
From: A register-based study comparing planned rehabilitation following acute stroke in 2011 and 2017
2011 (n = 19,158) | 2017 (n = 16,508) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | IS n = 17,310 | Hemorrhage n = 1848 | All | IS n = 14,715 | Hemorrhage n = 1793 | |
Age, median (min–max) | 77 (18–103)* | 78 (18–103) | 75 (20–101) | 76 (18–105)* | 77 (18–105) | 74 (18–99) |
Age, mean (SD) | 75.4 (12.1) n.s | 75.7 (11.9) | 72.6 (13.4) | 74.9 (12.4) n.s | 75.3 (12.2) | 72.4 (13.6) |
Sex | ||||||
Men, n (%) | 9898 (51.7)* | 8937 (51.6) | 961 (52.0) | 8851 (53.6)* | 7856 (53.4) | 995 (55.5) |
Women, n (%) | 9260 (48.3)* | 8373 (48.4) | 887 (48.0) | 7657 (46.4)* | 6859 (46.6) | 798 (44.5) |
Level of consciousness, n (%) | Missing n = 217 | Missing n = 209 | ||||
Alert RLS 1 | 16,772 (87.5)* | 15,436 (90.2) | 1336 (73.3) | 14,765 (89.4)* | 13,378 (90.9) | 1387 (77.4) |
Drowsy RLS 2–3 | 1808 (9.4) n.s | 1422 (8.3) | 386 (21.2) | 1290 (7.8) n.s | 991 (6.7) | 299 (16.7) |
Unconscious RLS 4–7 | 361 (1.9) n.s | 261 (1.5) | 100 (5.5) | 244 (1.5) n.s | 159 (1.1) | 85 (4.7) |
Received thrombolysis, n (%) | 1196 (6.4)* Missing n = 133 | 1178 (6.8) Missing n = 120 | 3 (0.2) | 1766 (10.7)* Missing n = 5 | 1766 (12.0) Missing n = 5 | 0 (0.0) |
Received thrombectomy, n (%) | 80 (0.4)* Missing n = 133 | 80 (0.5) Missing n = 120 | 0 (0.0) | 262 (1.6)* Missing n = 1842 | 262 (1.8) Missing n = 49 | 0 (0.0) |
Living alone, n (%) | 9493 (49.6)* Missing n = 87 | 8625 (50) | 868 (47.3) | 7760 (47.0)* Missing n = 100 | 6974 (47.4) | 786 (43.8) |
Previous stroke, n (%) | 4388 (22.9)* Missing n = 117 | 4006 (23.3) | 382 (20.8) | 3421 (20.7)* Missing n = 29 | 3010 (20.5) | 411 (22.9) |
Atrial fibrillation Diagnosis, n (%) | 5166 (27)* Missing n = 117 | 4822 (28) | 344 (18.7) | 3,267 (19.8)* Missing n = 23 | 2869 (19.5) | 398 (22.2) |
Medical treatment for hypertension, n (%) | 11,603 (60.6) * Missing n = 92 | 10,612 (61.6) | 991 (54.0) | 10,386 (62.9)* Missing n = 32 | 9345 (63.5) | 1041 (58.1) |
Diabetes diagnosis, n (%) | 3866 (20.2)* Missing n = 48 | 3584 (20.8) | 282 (15.3) | 3727 (22.6)* Missing n = 19 | 3427 (23.3) | 300 (16.7) |
Length of stay at hospital in total, days in median (min–max) | 10 (1–100)* | 10 (1–100) | 19 (1–100) | 8 (1–100)* | 8 (1–100) | 16 (1–100) |
Length of stay at stroke unit, days in median (min–max) | 7 (0–100)* | 6 (0–100) | 12 (0–100) | 5 (0–100)* | 5 (0–100) | 11 (0–100) |
