Research Article
Outcome Predictors in First-Ever Ischemic Stroke Patients: A Population-Based Study
Table 3
Mortality according to selected variables.
| | Variables | | Mortality at 28 days | Mortality at 1 year | Mortality at 5 years | Alive | |
| | Gender | Male | 48 (9.3%) | 145 (28.3%) | 236 (46%) | 277 (54%) | | | Female | 66 (12.1%) | 122 (22.4%) | 277 (50.9%) | 267 (49.1%) | 0.076 |
| | Age (year) | <65 | 7 (4.4%) | 16 (10%) | 35 (22%) | 125 (78%) | | 65–74 | 17 (6.4%) | 39 (14.5%) | 77 (28.8%) | 191 (71.2%) | | 75–84 | 44 (11.1%) | 108 (27.3%) | 209 (53%) | 186 (47%) | | ≥85 | 46 (19.6%) | 104 (44.4%) | 192 (81.6%) | 42 (18.4%) | <0.0001 | | Total | 114 (10.8%) | 267 (25.2%) | 513 (48.5%) | 544 (51.5%) | |
| | Stroke severity (NIHSS) | 0–4 | 4 (0.9%) | 35 (8.2%) | 133 (31.2%) | 293 (68.8%) | | 5–15 | 41 (8.7%) | 118 (25.1%) | 245 (52.2%) | 224 (47.8%) | | ≥16 | 69 (42.6%) | 114 (70.4%) | 135 (83.3%) | 27 (16.7%) | <0.0001 |
| | Risk factor | AF yes | 48 (18.5%) | 115 (44.2%) | 183 (70.4%) | 77 (29.6%) | <0.0001 | | AF no | 66 (8.3%) | 152 (19.1%) | 330 (41.4%) | 467 (58.6%) | |
| | mRS before stroke | 0-1 | 84 (9.6%) | 196 (22.3%) | 388 (44.2%) | 489 (55.8%) | | | ≥2 | 30 (16.6%) | 71 (39.4%) | 125 (69.4%) | 55 (30.6%) | <0.0001 |
| | Charlson Index | 0-1 | 84 (9.3%) | 185 (20.4%) | 392 (43.4%) | 512 (56.6%) | | | ≥2 | 30 (19.6%) | 82 (53.6%) | 121 (79.1%) | 32 (20.9%) | <0.0001 |
| | Cardioembolism | | 50 (18.8%) | 113 (42.5%) | 175 (65.8%) | 91 (34.2%) | <0.0001 |
| | Large-artery atherosclerosis | | 10 (6.5%) | 28 (18.3%) | 71 (46.4%) | 82 (53.6%) | |
| | Small-vessel occlusion | | 2 (0.9%) | 13 (6.2%) | 73 (34.2%) | 137 (65.8%) | |
| | Stroke of undetermined etiology | | 51 (12.4%) | 112 (27.2%) | 193 (46.8%) | 219 (53.2%) | |
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Data are shown as number of patients (%); mRS: modified Rankin scale; NIHSS: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale.
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