Table 1 Distribution of patients’ characteristics in the three-class model
From: Profiles of patients’ self-reported health after acute stroke
Mild-Class N = 487 | Moderate-Class N = 112 | Severe-Class N = 51 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Variable | |||
Age, mean (SD) | 70.84 (12.76) | 74.62 (12.02) | 78.61 (10.48) |
Gender | |||
Female | 224 (46.0%) | 53 (47.3%) | 33 (64.7%) |
Male | 263 (54.0%) | 59 (52.7%) | 18 (35.3%) |
Living situation: alone | 174 (35.7%) | 38 (33.9%) | 26 (56.5%) |
Living location (at 90d) | |||
At home without external support | 381 (88.2%) | 54 (57.4%) | 3 (7.7%) |
Stroke type | |||
Acute ischemic stroke | 323 (66.3%) | 91 (81.3%) | 41 (80.4%) |
Intracranial hemorrhage | 22 (4.5%) | 9 (8.0%) | 9 (17.6%) |
Transient ischemic stroke | 142 (29.2%) | 12 (10.7%) | 1 (2.0%) |
Lesion area | |||
Hemisphere left/right (%) | 222/163 | 52/42 | 23/23 |
Brainstem | 89 (18.3%) | 16 (14.3%) | 3 (5.9%) |
Both hemispheres or brainstem+ | 12 (2.5%) | 2 (1.9%) | 2 (3.9%) |
MRI at initial inpatient stay | 188 (38.6%) | 43 (38.4%) | 12 (23.5%) |
Stroke severity [NIHSS] median (IQR) | 1 (0;3.5) | 4 (2;9) | 14 (6;16) |
No stroke symptoms [0] | 182 (37.4%) | 10 (8.9%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Mild stroke symptoms [1–4] | 212 (43.5%) | 49 (43.8%) | 11 (21.6%) |
Mod. stroke symptoms [5–15] | 81 (16.6%) | 48 (42.9%) | 25 (49.0%) |
Mod. to sev. Stroke symptoms [16–21] | 8 (1.6%) | 4 (3.6%) | 10 (19.6%) |
Severe stroke symptoms [21–42] | 4 (.8%) | 1 (.9%) | 5 (9.8%) |
Stroke treatment | |||
Thrombolysis | 88 (18.1%) | 25 (22.3%) | 13 (25.5%) |
Endovascular thrombectomy | 49 (14.9%) | 16 (17.4%) | 19 (46.3%) |
Cardio-vascular risk factors | |||
Prior ischemic stroke | 81 (16.6%) | 22 (19.8%) | 10 (20.0%) |
Prior transient ischemic stroke | 18 (3.7%) | 6 (5.4%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Prior myocardial infarction | 32 (6.6%) | 14 (12.5%) | 1 (2.0%) |
Coronary artery disease | 57 (11.8%) | 7 (6.3%) | 6 (12.0%) |
Atrial fibrillation | 71 (14.6%) | 35 (31.5%) | 17 (34.0%) |
Diabetes mellitus | 62 (12.8%) | 27 (24.3%) | 11 (22.0%) |
Hypertension | 290 (59.9%) | 75 (67.6%) | 37 (74.0%) |
Hyperlipidemia | 67 (14.2%) | 14 (12.8%) | 3 (6.3%) |
Smoking | 100 (21.8%) | 18 (18.6%) | 4 (9.8%) |
Length of stay, mean (SD) | 5.74 (4.60) | 8.92 (6.45) | 11.12 (9.73) |
Discharge destination: Back home | 381 (78.6%) | 42 (37.5%) | 5 (9.8%) |
Stroke recurrence within 12 months | 66 (13.6%) | 21 (18.8%) | 11 (21.6%) |