PCR+ (n = 357) | PCR- (n = 1028) | p-value† | |||
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Demographic characteristics | n. | n. | |||
Mean age in years at stroke onset (SD*) | 357 | 69.0 (14.0) | 1028 | 71.3 (12.1) | 0.051 |
Gender (% male) | 357 | 48.2 | 1028 | 49.1 | 0.762 |
Living with partner (%) | 357 | 42.0 | 1028 | 42.4 | 0.903 |
Hospital admission (% clinical) | 357 | 75.1 | 1028 | 68.6 | 0.022‡ |
Hospitalization days (SD) | 320 | 19.2 (20.6) | 856 | 15.2 (13.1) | 0.000‡ |
Discharge location | |||||
Nursing home (%) | 357 | 35.9 | 1028 | 33.7 | 0.376 |
Home (+ rehabilitation) (%) | 357 | 52.1 | 1028 | 54.0 | 0.631 |
Rehabilitation centre (%) | 357 | 4.2 | 1028 | 5.4 | 0.392 |
Stroke characteristics | |||||
Stroke type (Ischaemic,%) | 357 | 82.1 | 1028 | 85.3 | 0.148 |
MRSa score (SD) | 331 | 3.3 (1.2) | 938 | 3.2 (1.2) | 0.103 |
History of TIAb (% yes) | 357 | 9.5 | 1028 | 11.2 | 0.298 |
Hypertension, history/now (% yes) | 357 | 47.1 | 1028 | 51.3 | 0.143 |
Smoking, history/now (% yes) | 357 | 34.4 | 1028 | 28.2 | 0.063 |
Alcohol use, history/now (% yes) | 357 | 26.9 | 1028 | 21.4 | 0.072 |
Diabetes, history/now (% yes) | 357 | 17.8 | 1028 | 17.1 | 0.568 |