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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients hospitalized with acute stroke between April 1, 2010 and December 31, 2017 and included in the study cohort

From: Using random forests to model 90-day hometime in people with stroke

Characteristic

Complete Case Analysis Cohort (n = 75,475)

Female (%)

47.44

Median Age (Q1, Q3) - years

75 (64, 84)

Arrived by Ambulance (%)

71.19

Stroke Type (%)

 Intra-cerebral hemorrhage

12.87

 Ischemic Stroke

87.12

Diabetes (%)

36.61

Atrial Fibrillation (%)

14.18

Hypertension (%)

82.76

Myocardial Infarction (%)

9.19

Neighbourhood Income Quintile (%)

 Quintile 1 (lowest)

23.60

 Quintile 2

21.99

 Quintile 3

19.70

 Quintile 4

17.75

 Quintile 5 (highest)

16.96

Home Location (%)

 Rural

12.40

 Urban

87.60

Median Frailty Scorea (Q1, Q3)

4.2 (0.8, 9.1)

Median PaSSV Scoreb (Q1, Q3)

7.7 (6.5, 8.7)

Received Thrombolysis (%)

13.36

Received Stroke Unit Care (%)

56.01

  1. Q1: first quartile; Q3: third quartile; PaSSV: Passive Surveillance Stroke seVerity indicator
  2. aA continuous score ranging from 0 to 99 where scores < 5 indicate low risk of frailty, scores from 5 to 15 indicate intermediate risk of frailty, and scores > 15 indicate high risk of frailty [18]
  3. bA continuous score where < 4 indicates severe stroke, 4–8 indicates moderate stroke severity, and > 8 indicates mild stroke severity [19]