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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of the Patients (n = 243*)

From: Hospital readmission within 10 years post stroke: frequency, type and timing

Characteristics

N

%

Female sex

137

56

Age, Mean (SD)

76.5 (9.8)

 

Risk Factors

 Hypertension

93

38

 Previous stroke

47

19

 Atrial fibrillation

46

19

 Diabetes mellitus

30

12

 Prev. myocardial infarction

35

14

 Smoking

48

20

 TIA

24

10

Diagnosis

 Ischemic stroke

218

90

 Hemorrhagic stroke

25

10

  1. *One patient could not be re-identified from the cohort of 244 and was, therefore, lost to follow up