Table 1 Description of the sample of the RIPS and STRATEGY databases.
Variables | RIPS database (training and internal validation test set) | STRATEGY database (external validation test set) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (std)/median [IQR] or frequencies (%) | N | Mean (std)/median [IQR] or frequencies (%) | N | ||
Variables at admission | |||||
Demographics | |||||
Age | 80.0 [15.0] | 220 | 79.0 [17.0] | 165 | 0.507 |
Sex (women) | 112 (50.9%) | 220 | 92 (55.8%) | 165 | 0.346 |
Educational level | 8.0 [8.0] | 205 | 8.0 [8.0] | 157 | 0.449 |
Cohabitation (yes) | 144 (74.6%) | 193 | 117 (70.9%) | 165 | 0.432 |
Centre | Firenze: 125 (58.8%) | 220 | Firenze: 165 (91.7%) | 165 | – |
Massa: 34 (15.5%) | |||||
Fivizzano: 13 (5.9%) | |||||
La Spezia: 48 (21.8%) | |||||
Description of the event | |||||
Aetiology (ischaemic) | 175 (79.5%) | 220 | 132 (80.0%) | 165 | 0.913 |
Time from the event (days) | 11.0 [8.0] | 220 | 17.0 [10.0] | 165 | < 0.001 |
Recurrent event (yes) | 30 (13.8%) | 217 | 22 (13.4%) | 164 | 0.908 |
Side of the lesion | Right: 96 (46.4%) | 207 | Right: 79 (50.3%) | 157 | 0.227 |
Left: 96 (46.4%) | Left: 73 (46.5%) | ||||
Both: 15 (7.2%) | Both: 5 (3.2%) | ||||
Site of the lesion | Unknown: 16 (7.3%) | 220 | Unknown: 11 (6.7%) | 165 | < 0.001 |
Sub-tentorial: 24 (10.9%) | Sub-tentorial: 63 (38.2%) | ||||
Supra-tentorial: 172 (78.2%) | Supra-tentorial: 60 (36.4%) | ||||
Both: 8 (3.6%) | Both: 31 (18.8%) | ||||
Clinical assessment | |||||
Reduced vigilance and coma (yes) | 14 (6.4%) | 220 | 2 (1.2%) | 165 | 0.012 |
Clinical instability (yes) | 21 (9.5%) | 220 | 14 (8.6%) | 162 | 0.762 |
Delirium (yes) | 12 (5.5%) | 220 | 3 (1.8%) | 165 | 0.068 |
Acute infection (yes) | 26 (11.8%) | 220 | 15 (9.1%) | 165 | 0.391 |
Depression (yes) | 58 (26.4%) | 220 | 36 (22.0%) | 164 | 0.320 |
Dysphagia (yes) | 116 (52.7%) | 220 | 63 (38.2%) | 165 | 0.005 |
Presence of anaemia (yes) | 76 (34.5%) | 220 | 23 (13.9%) | 165 | < 0.001 |
Malnutrition (yes) | 13 (5.9%) | 220 | 2 (1.2%) | 165 | 0.018 |
SNG/PEG (yes) | 21 (9.5%) | 220 | 18 (10.9%) | 165 | 0.661 |
Bedsores (yes) | 26 (11.8%) | 220 | 8 (4.8%) | 165 | 0.017 |
Bladder catheter (yes) | 90 (40.9%) | 220 | 47 (28.5%) | 165 | 0.012 |
Incontinence (yes) | 85 (38.6%) | 220 | 15 (12.0%) | 125 | < 0.001 |
Central venous catheter (yes) | 9 (4.1%) | 220 | 3 (1.8%) | 165 | 0.204 |
Tracheostomy (yes) | 1 (0.5%) | 220 | 0 (0%) | 165 | – |
Dialysis (yes) | 4 (1.8%) | 220 | 0 (0%) | 165 | – |
Pain (yes) | 47 (21.4%) | 220 | 26 (15.9%) | 164 | 0.173 |
CIRS_CCI | 21.4 [14.3] | 212 | 16.7 [11.1] | 136 | < 0.001 |
NIHSS | 7.0 [8.0] | 218 | 5.5 [6.0] | 164 | 0.132 |
SDC | 3.0 [2.0] | 220 | 4.0 [1.0] | 160 | 0.006 |
Psycho-social assessment | |||||
MoCA_MMSE | 22.5 [8.4] | 174 | 24.0 [7.0] | 136 | 0.018 |
mFWC | 6.0 [0.0] | 133 | 6.0 [1.0] | 156 | 0.003 |
FAI | 28.0 [8.0] | 132 | 26.0 [15.0] | 164 | 0.197 |
Physiotherapy assessment | |||||
mBI | 26.0 [43.0] | 219 | 42.0 [35.0] | 163 | < 0.001 |
TCT | 48.0 [75.0] | 209 | 48.0 [63.0] | 163 | 0.587 |
FAC | 0.0 [2.0] | 210 | 1.0 [2.0] | 163 | 0.002 |
mRS_anamnestic | 0.0 [1.0] | 208 | 0.0 [1.0] | 164 | 0.603 |
mRS | 4.0 [1.0] | 209 | 4.0 [0.0] | 163 | 0.264 |
SPPB | 0.0 [2.0] | 206 | 0.0 [1.0] | 163 | 0.159 |
MAS_UL | 0.0 [0.0] | 201 | 0.0 [0.0] | 159 | 0.961 |
MAS_LL | 0.0 [0.0] | 200 | 0.0 [0.0] | 158 | 0.044 |
FMA-M_MI_UL | 59.1 [80.3] | 188 | 66.0 [37.0] | 159 | 0.625 |
FMA-M_MI_LL | 58.8 [55.9] | 187 | 65.0 [33.0] | 159 | 0.469 |
Outcome at discharge | |||||
mBI | 62.5 [52.0] | 220 | 78.0 [37.0] | 165 | 0.003 |
Length of stay (days) | 32.00 [28] | 216 | 34 [18.0] | 165 | 0.359 |
Time from event (days) | 47.0 [30.0] | 216 | 52.0 [23.0] | 165 | 0.001 |
