Table 1 Description of the cohorts
Patient factors | Australia (n = 553) | Norway (n = 723) | p | Missing a n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years, mean (SD) | 73.2 (14.2) | 72.8 (13.9) | .61 | 2 |
Female sex | 222 (40.3) | 318 (44.0) | .19 | 2 |
Pre-morbid place of living: | Â | Â | <.001 | 1 |
 Community with others | 374 (67.8) | 443 (61.3) |  |  |
 Community alone | 124 (22.5) | 240 (33.2) |  |  |
 Nursing home | 54 (9.8) | 40 (5.5) |  |  |
Dependent pre-stroke mobility | 24 (4.3) | 26 (3.6) | .50 | 0 |
Disease factors | ||||
 Intracerebral hemorrhage | 64 (11.6) | 96 (13.3) | .36 | 0 |
 NIHSS: |  |  |  | 0 |
 Mean (SD) | 5.1 (5.1) | 5.3 (5.9) | .53 |  |
 Median (Q1 – Q3) | 4 (2–7) | 3 (1–7) |  |  |
 Mild (< 8) | 423 (76.5) | 562 (77.7) | .12 |  |
 Moderate (8–16) | 103 (18.6) | 111 (15.4) |  |  |
 Severe (> 16) | 27 (4.9) | 50 (6.9) |  |  |
Service factors | ||||
 Received stroke unit treatment | 451 (82.0) | 703 (97.2) | <.001 | 3 |
 Received physiotherapy | 497 (92.9) | 568 (78.6) | <.001 | 18 |
 Received occupational therapy | 437 (82.5) | 554 (76.6) | .01 | 23 |
 Received speech therapy | 413 (77.8) | 96 (13.3) | <.001 | 22 |
 Any allied health input | 518 (96.8) | 639 (88.4) | <.001 | 18 |