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Table 3 30-day mortality, reduced work ability, and time on social transfer payments for patients admitted to a stroke unit
| Number of persons under observation in each group (GEMS/HEMS) | GEMS, n (%) | HEMS, n (%) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | P value | Adjusteda, b, cOR (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-day mortality ( n = 1068) | 916/152 | 68 (7.4) | 12 (7.9) | 1.07 (0.56–2.03) | 0.84 | 1.02 (0.53–1.96)a | 0.96 |
| Patients diagnosed with stroke (n = 702) | 587/115 | 58 (9.9) | 12 (10.4) | 1.06 (0.55–2.05) | 0.86 | 0.78 (0.37–1.65)b | 0.51 |
| Patients who underwent thrombolysis (n = 388) | 330/58 | 19 (5.8) | 3 (5.2) | 0.89 (0.26–3.12) | 0.86 | 0.59 (0.12–2.84)c | 0.51 |
| Directly referred patients who underwent thrombolysis (n = 332) | 277/55 | 15 (5.4) | 3 (5.5) | 1.01 (0.28–3.61) | 0.99 | 0.64 (0.13–3.19)c | 0.53 |
| Reduced work ability 2 years after admission to the stroke unit | |||||||
| Patients diagnosed with stroke (n = 101) | 89/12 | 36 (40.5) | 5 (41.7) | 1.05 (0.31–3.57) | 0.94 | 0.96 (0.25–3.71)b | 0.95 |
| Directly referred patients who underwent thrombolysis (n = 44) | 37/7 | 17 (46.0) | 1 (14.3) | 0.20 (0.02–1.79) | 0.15 | 0.16 (0.01–3.38)c | 0.24 |
| Over 50% of time on social transfer payments during the 2 years following admission to the stroke unit | |||||||
| Patients diagnosed with stroke (n = 101) | 89/12 | 40 (44.9) | 6 (50.0) | 1.23 (0.37–4.09) | 0.74 | 1.13 (0.30–4.31)b | 0.85 |
| Directly referred patients who underwent thrombolysis (n = 44) | 37/7 | 18 (48.7) | 2 (28.6) | 0.42 (0.07–2.46) | 0.34 | 0.36 (0.03–4.77)b | 0.44 |
