| |
DAG (n = 53)
|
CG (n = 49)
|
P
|
|---|
|
Age (median, IQ range)
|
83 (76–88)
|
79 (68–87)
|
0.048
|
|
Gender
| | |
0.69
|
|
Male
|
23 (43%)
|
24 (49%)
| |
|
Female
|
30 (57%)
|
25 (51%)
| |
|
Prior stroke
|
27 (51%)
|
15 (31%)
|
0.045
|
|
Hypertension
|
35 (66%)
|
30 (61%)
|
0.68
|
|
Diabetes mellitus
|
8 (15%)
|
6 (12%)
|
0.78
|
|
Atrial fibrillation
|
13 (25%)
|
13 (27%)
|
0.82
|
|
Hyperlipidemia
|
15 (28%)
|
13 (27%)
|
1.00
|
|
IHD
|
8 (15%)
|
17 (35%)
|
0.037
|
|
Current smokers (7/3)*
|
8 (17%)
|
10 (22%)
|
0.79
|
|
Length of stay in hospital, days
|
10 (5–19)
|
13 (7–23)
|
0.35
|
|
(median, IQ range)
| | | |
|
Time EC – ward (1/0)*
|
54 (45–63)
|
289 (215–439)
|
<0.0001
|
|
(median, IQ range)
| | | |
|
Moved to other ward in hospital
|
3 (6%)
|
4 (8%)
|
0.71
|
|
Mortality in hospital
|
1 (2%)
|
3 (6%)
|
0.35
|
|
Discharge diagnosis:
| | |
0.60
|
|
Stroke
|
29 (55%)
|
34 (70%)
| |
|
TIA
|
6 (11%)
|
3 (6%)
| |
|
Sequelae of prior stroke
|
10 (19%)
|
7 (14%)
| |
|
Epilepsy
|
3 (6%)
|
1 (2%)
| |
|
Other diagnosis
|
5 (9%)
|
4 (8%)
| |
- * Number of patients with missing information in each group respectively.
- IQ = Inter quartile.
- EC = Emergency Call.
- Time EC – ward = Time from the patient’s call for ambulance until in patient bed at stroke unit, in minutes.
- IHD = Ischemic heart disease.
- TIA = Transient Ischemic Attack.
- Moved to other ward in hospital = Number of patients who were moved toanother ward in the hospital during hospital stay because of medical condition.
