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Table 3 Comparing between groups depending on mRS on discharge and mortality regarding various categorial parameters

From: Quality indicators and patients' characteristics in relation to early outcome of Kasr-al-ainy stroke unit

 

mRs on discharge

Mortality

Good

(mRs ≤ 2)

n = 97

Bad

(mRs > 2)

n = 145

P value

Alive

n = 206

Dead

n = 36

P value

Count (%)

Count (%)

 

Count (%)

Count (%)

 

Risk factors

 Sex

      

  Male

67 (69.1)

88 (60.7)

0.18

133 (64.6)

22 (61.1)

0.69

  Female

30 (30.9)

57 (39.9)

73 (35.4)

14 (38.9)

 HTN

58 (59.8)

109 (57.2)

0.01

138 (67)

29 (80.6)

0.1

 Diabetes

31 (32)

54 (37.2)

0.39

69 (33.5)

16 (44.4)

0.2

 Dyslipidemia

39 (40.2)

72 (49.7)

0.15

93 (45.1)

18 (50)

0.6

 Obesity

26 (26.8)

39 (26.9)

0.98

56 (27.2)

9 (25)

0.78

 Overweight

38 (39.2)

60 (41.4)

0.73

84 (40.8)

14 (38.9)

0.83

 Atrial fibrillation

14 (14.4)

33 (22.8)

0.11

37 (18.0)

10 (27.8)

0.17

 Valve replacement

4 (4.1)

3 (2.1)

0.44*

6 (2.9)

1 (2.8)

1*

 TIA

10 (10.3)

20 (13.8)

0.42

28 (13.6)

2 (5.6)

0.27*

 Old CVS

7 (7.2)

18 (12.4)

0.19

22 (10.7)

3 (8.3)

1*

 Smoker

36 (37.1)

49 (33.8)

0.59

74 (35.9)

11 (30.6)

0.53

 Substance abuse

1 (1)

5 (3.4)

0.41*

5 (2.4)

1 (2.8)

1*

 OCP

3 (3.1)

0 (0)

0.06*

3 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

1*

 Heart failure

15 (15.5)

15 (10.3)

0.24

25 (12.1)

5 (13.9)

0.78

Complications

 Hemorrhagic transformation

5 (5.2)

14 (9.7)

0.2

13 (6.3)

6 (16.7)

0.045

 Chest infection

4 (4.1)

44 (30.3)

 < 0.001*

23 (11.2)

25 (69.4)

 < 0.001

 Bed sores

1 (1)

15 (10.3)

0.004*

4 (1.9)

12 (33.3)

 < 0.001*

 UTI

7 (7.2)

17 (11.7)

0.25

18 (8.7)

6 (16.7)

0.14

 DVT

0 (0)

5 (3.4)

0.08*

4 (1.9)

1 (2.8)

0.55*

 Pulmonary embolism

0 (0)

2 (1.4)

0.52*

1 (0.5)

1 (2.8)

0.27*

 Fits

2 (2.1)

2 (1.4)

1*

3 (1.5)

1 (2.8)

0.47*

 Sepsis

0 (0)

18 (12.4)

 < 0.001*

0 (0)

18 (50)

 < 0.001*

 Bleedings other than cerebral

1 (1)

3 (2.1)

0.65*

2 (1)

2 (5.6)

0.106*

Stroke subtypes (etiological classification)

 Venous infarction

2 (2.1)

0 (0)

0.15*

2 (1)

0 (0)

1*

 Sinus thrombosis

5 (5.2)

0 (0)

0.009*

5 (2.4)

0 (0)

1*

 Hemorrhage including SAH

20 (20.6)

26 (17.9)

0.15

40 (19.4)

6 (16.7)

0.74

 Non-determined

17 (17.5)

20 (13.8)

0.4

28 (13.6)

9 (25)

0.07

 Other determined

2 (2.1)

3 (2.1)

1*

4 (1.9)

1 (2.8)

0.5*

 Small artery

24 (24.7)

27 (18.6)

0.2

51 (24.8)

0 (0)

0.0001*

 Cardioembolic

11 (11.3)

31 (21.4)

0.04

32 (15.5)

10 (27.8)

0.06

 Large artery

13 (13.4)

38 (26.2)

0.01

41 (19.9)

10 (27.8)

0.2

 TIA

3 (3.1)

0 (0)

0.03*

3 (1.4)

0 (0)

1*

Stroke subtype (Oxford classification)

 TIA

3 (3.1)

0 (0)

0.06*

3 (1.4)

0 (0)

1*

 LACH

5 (5.2)

9 (6.2)

0.7

11 (5.3)

3 (8.3)

0.4*

 POCH

1 (1)

1 (0.7)

1*

2 (1)

0 (0)

1*

 PACH

11 (11.3)

12 (8.2)

0.4

20 (9.7)

3 (8.3)

0.7*

 TACH

0 (0)

1 (0.7)

1*

1 (0.5)

0 (0)

1*

 LACI

32 (33)

35 (24.1)

0.13

66 (32.1)

1 (2.8)

0.0003*

 POCI

6 (6.2)

13 (9)

0.4

11 (5.3)

8 (22.2)

0.0005

 PACI

15 (15.5)

38 (26.2)

0.04

44 (21.4)

9 (25)

0.6

 TACI

17 (17.5)

34 (23.5)

0.2

39 (18.9)

12 (33.3)

0.051

 Others

7 (7.2)

2 (1.4)

0.03*

9 (4.4)

0 (0)

0.2

rtPA

 rtPA

39 (58.2)

36 (30.3)

 < 0.001*

64 (41)

11 (36.7)

0.65

Place of admission

 Intermediate care unit

92

112

0.0002

183 (89.7)

21 (10.3)

 < 0.001*

 Intensive care unit (ICU)

5

33

23 (60.5)

15 (39.5)

  1. *P value calculated from Fisher’s exact test. Bold values indicate statistical significance
  2. mRS: modified Rankin score; HTN: hypertension; CVS: cerebrovascular stroke; OCP: oral contraceptive pills; UTI: urinary tract infection; DVT: deep venous thrombosis; SAH: sub arachnoid hemorrhage; TIA: transient ischemic attack; LACH: lacunar hemorrhage; POCH: posterior circulation hemorrhage; PACH: partial anterior circulation hemorrhage; TACH: total anterior circulation hemorrhage; LACI: lacunar infarction; POCI: posterior circulation infarction; PACI: partial anterior circulation infarction; TACI: total anterior circulation infarction; rtPA: recombinant tissue plasminogen activator
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