Table 1 Participants’ characteristics at baseline and cognitive status at three months

Demographics

n = 554

 Age in years, mean (SD)

71.5 (11.8)

 Female sex, n (%)

238 (43.0)

 Education in years, mean (SD)

12.5 (3.8)

Stroke subtype, n (%)

 Infarction

504 (91.0)

 Haemorrhage

50 (9.0)

TOAST classification, n (%)

n = 488/504

 Large-vessel disease

49 (8.8)

 Cardioembolic disease

112 (20.2)

 Small-vessel disease

113 (20.4)

 Other aetiology

13 (2.3)

 Undetermined aetiology

201 (36.3)

Treatment, n (%)

 Thrombolysis

129 (23.3)

 Thrombectomy

11 (2.0)

Function, mean (SD)

 NIHSS score, day 1 (0–42)

n = 542

2.6 (3.7)

 Pre-stroke mRS score (0–6)

n = 552

0.8 (1.0)

 mRS score at discharge (0–6)

n = 552

2.0 (1.3)

 Barthel Index (0–100)

n = 553

89.2 (18.0)

 Pre-stroke GDS score (0–7), mean (SD)

 3, mild NCD, n (%)

 4–7, major NCD, n (%)

n = 549

1.4 (0.8)

33 (6.0)

19 (3.5)

Cognitive status at three months, n (%)

 Normal cognition

253 (45.7)

 Mild NCD

161 (29.1)

 Major NCD

140 (25.3)

CDT score, n (%)

 0–3

139 (25.1)

 4

165 (29.8)

 5

250 (45.1)