Table 1 Stroke patient characteristics by hospital
Hospital A | Hospital B | Hospital C | Hospital D | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (mean (SD), years) | 75.9 (11.4) | 76.2 (10.4) | 73.3 (12.6) | 72.0 (14.3) | 0.003 |
Sex (% male) | 51 | 46 | 54 | 51 | NS |
Stroke severity (%): | 0.001 | ||||
B70A (Stroke + CCC) | 29 | 46 | 31 | 30 | |
B70B (Stroke + SCC) | 38 | 34 | 35 | 43 | |
B70C (Stroke -CSCC) | 33 | 20 | 34 | 27 | |
Intermediate outcome (% patients): | 0.063 | ||||
No event | 64 | 57 | 54 | 53 | |
Recurrent stroke | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
Major cardiac event | 7 | 6 | 13 | 9 | |
Death within 2 years | 23 | 32 | 28 | 29 | |
Co-morbidities (% patients): | |||||
Other COPD | 7 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 0.045 |
Anaemia | 8 | 15 | 10 | 12 | NS |
Diabetes mellitus | 24 | 31 | 19 | 22 | 0.036 |
Acute LRTI & influenza | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | NS |
UTI | 11 | 28 | 22 | 15 | <0.001 |
Other urinary symptoms | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | NS |
Minor vascular comorbidity | 78 | 81 | 66 | 84 | <0.001 |
Socioeconomic disadvantage* | 17 | 51 | 21 | 73 | <0.001 |