Table 1 Baseline socio-demographic and clinical characteristics
From: Healthcare utilization and cost trajectories post-stroke: role of caregiver and stroke factors
| Â | Na (%) |
|---|---|
Age | |
 <  65 years | 367 (62.0) |
 > = 65 years | 225 (38.0) |
Gender | |
 Male | 393 (66.4) |
 Female | 199 (33.6) |
Ethnicity | |
 Chinese | 402 (67.9) |
 Non-Chinese | 190 (32.1) |
Religion | |
 Religion | 542 (91.7) |
 No Religion | 49 (8.3) |
Marital status | |
 Married | 413 (69.8) |
 Single | 179 (30.2) |
Comorbid conditions present | |
 No | 66 (11.2) |
 Yes | 526 (88.8) |
Ward class | |
 Unsubsidized | 50 (8.5) |
 Subsidized | 542 (91.5) |
Stroke Type | |
 Ischemic | 518 (87.8) |
 Non-ischemic | 72 (12.2) |
National Institute of Health Stroke Scale | |
 Mild (0–4) | 339 (60.5) |
 Moderately severe (5–14) | 196 (35.0) |
 Severe (15–24) | 25 (4.5) |
Barthel Index | |
 Independence (100) | 130 (24.7) |
 Slight Dependence (91–99) | 82 (15.6) |
 Moderate Dependence (61–90) | 156 (29.7) |
 Severe Dependence (21–60) | 80 (15.2) |
 Total Dependence (0–20) | 78 (14.8) |
Modified Rankin Scale | |
 No or slight disability (0–2) | 255 (43.8) |
 Moderate or severe disability (3–5) | 327 (56.2) |
Mini-Mental State Examination | |
 No cognitive impairment | 312 (63.2) |
 Mild cognitive impairment | 121 (24.5) |
 Severe cognitive impairment | 61 (12.3) |
Frontal Assessment Batteryb | |
 Mean (SD) | 14 (3.9) |
Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scaleb | |
 Mean (SD) | 6.5 (5.5) |
Discharge to Community Hospital | |
 Yes | 139 (23.5) |
 No | 452 (76.5) |
Relationship with caregiver | |
 None | 66 (11.2) |
 Spouse | 299 (50.8) |
 Child | 151 (25.7) |
 Sibling | 34 (5.8) |
 Others | 38 (6.5) |