Table 1 Study population description (n = 642)
Characteristics | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Male/Female | 351/291 | 54.7/45.3 | |
Age, years | Mean 72.7, SD 14.2 | ||
Pre stroke | At home, without/with homecare | 526/85 | 81.9/13.3 |
living condition | At nursing home/other | 24/7 | 3.7/1.1 |
Alone/together with another person | 295/347 | 46.0/54.0 | |
Pre stoke | Mobility independent | 589 | 91.7 |
functional ability | Dependent outdoors | 46 | 7.2 |
Dependent in- and outdoors | 7 | 1.1 | |
Bladder bowel independent/dependent | 625/17 | 97.4/2.6 | |
Dressing independent/dependent | 623/19 | 97.0/3.0 | |
Hemisphere of stroke | Right/left/bilateral/unclear | 264/293/30/55 | 41.1/45.6/4.7/8.6 |
Type of stroke | Ischemic infarct | 575 | 89.6 |
Intracerebral haemorrhage | 67 | 10.4 | |
Type of ischemic stroke, Bamford* | Lacunar anterior cerebral inf, LACI | 253 | 44.0 |
Partial anterior cerebral inf, PACI | 204 | 35.5 | |
Posterior circulation inf, POCI | 71 | 12.3 | |
Total anterior cerebral inf, TACI | 47 | 8.2 | |
TOAST classification, ischemic stroke* | Small artery occlusion, SAO | 223 | 38.8 |
Cardio-aortic embolism, CAE | 184 | 32.0 | |
Large-artery atherosclerosis, LAA | 101 | 17.6 | |
Other causes, OC | 26 | 4.5 | |
Undermined causes, UND | 14 | 2.4 | |
Unclear, UNCL | 27 | 4.7 | |
Treatment | Thrombolysis | 57 | 8.9 |
Thrombectomy | 22 | 3.4 | |
Hemicraniectomy | 1 | 0.2 | |
NIHSS, (0–42 p)* | Mean 6.0, SD 6.8 | 345 | |
Median 3.0, Range 0-33 | |||
Consciousness* | Fully conscious | 540 | 84.1 |
Mildly confused or drowsy | 70 | 10.9 | |
Unconscious | 32 | 5.0 | |
Modified Ranking Scale, (0–6) at discharge from stroke unit | 0 | 3 | 0.5 |
1 | 51 | 7.9 | |
2 | 170 | 26.5 | |
3 | 185 | 28.8 | |
4 | 151 | 23.5 | |
5 | 12 | 1.9 | |
6 | 70 | 10.9 |