Pre-HASU (n=1,049) | Post-HASU (n=974) | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Median age (IQR), years | 78 (68–86) | 77 (68–85) | 0.0942 |
Proportion of male patients | 50.7% | 52.3% | 0.6093 |
Stroke type – proportion of infarcts | 87.0% | 86.8% | 0.9322 |
Median baseline mRS (IQR) | 1 (0–2) | 0 (0–1) | <0.01 |
Median NIHSS on admission (IQR) | 4 (2–10) | 4 (2–9) | 0.2736 |
Proportion with AF (known or newly diagnosed) | 29.7% | 24.8% | 0.0171 |
Proportion with hypertension | 55.5% | 52.7% | 0.2211 |
Proportion with history of previous stroke/TIA | 27.6% | 25.4% | 0.2868 |
Proportion with diabetes | 20.3% | 20.3% | 1 |
Proportion with CCF | 18.7% | 8.6% | <0.001 |
AF = atrial fibrillation; CCF = congestive cardiac failure; HASU = hyperacute stroke unit; IQR = interquartile range; mRS = modified Rankin scale score; NIHSS = National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale