Research Article

High Quality of Early Ischemic Stroke Care but Poorer Clinical Outcomes among Patients with a History of Mental Illness

Table 2

Characteristics of patients admitted with ischemic stroke 2007-2018 in Denmark according to mental health history.

No history of mental illnessMinor history of mental illnessModerate history of mental illnessMajor history of mental illnessMissing

SexMale50,168 (59%)9,842 (40%)1,939 (48%)1,805 (45%)0

AgeYears73 (64-82)78 (69-86)65 (54-77)70 (60-80)0

Country of originDenmark81,162 (96%)23,587 (97%)3,788 (93%)3,781 (95%)95
Western countries1,966 (2%)564 (2%)118 (3%)103 (3%)
Non-Western1,838 (2%)279 (1%)169 (4%)98 (2%)

Charlson’s comorbidity index (CCI)02,675 (3%)492 (2%)111 (3%)142 (3%)0
1-259,125 (70%)14,140 (58%)2,619 (64%)2,492 (63%)
3-416,375 (19%)6,162 (25%)888 (22%)880 (22%)
5+6,881 (8%)3,639 (15%)458 (11%)469 (12%)

Diabetes12,588 (15%)4,142 (17%)630 (16%)708 (18%)1,621

Atrial fibrillation15,153 (18%)5,548 (23%)524 (13%)536 (14%)1,964

Hypertension46,771 (56%)14,607 (62%)1,971 (50%)1,989 (51%)2,733

Previous stroke18,552 (22%)8,484 (36%)1,210 (30%)1,129 (29%)2,267

SmokingNever smoker27,246 (37%)7,016 (35%)1,013 (29%)890 (27%)15,453
Previous smoker22,584 (30%)6,372 (32%)792 (23%)780 (23%)
Current smoker24,445 (33%)6,838 (34%)1,682 (48%)1,671 (50%)

Substance use2 850 (3%)1 533 (6%)842 (21%)883 (22%)

CohabitationLiving alone37,639 (44%)14,001 (57%)2,423 (60%)2,807 (71%)345

Income, individual levelAbove country average39,264 (46%)10,427 (43%)1,569 (39%)1,482 (37%)37
Below country average43,957 (52%)13,660 (56%)2,323 (57%)2,431 (61%)
Relative poverty1,802 (2%)346 (1%)180 (4%)70 (2%)

Adherence to workforce, individual levelWorking16,662 (21%)1,814 (8%)593 (16%)264 (7%)12,331
Retirement excl. early retirement53,601 (69%)17,428 (81%)1,832 (49%)2,232 (62%),
Public benefits incl. early retirement7,759 (10%)2,439 (11%)1,298 (35%)1,098 (31%)

Level of educationHigh13,150 (17%)3,057 (14%)701 (18%)592 (16%)8,005
Medium31,213 (39%)7,545 (35%)1,477 (39%)1,213 (34%)
Low34,545 (44%)11,924 (51%)1,644 (43%)1,866 (50%)

Scandinavian stroke scaleMild (45-58)54,438 (68%)12,146 (56%)2,516 (67%)2,132 (57%)5,025
Moderate (30-44)13,914 (17%)5,249 (23%)651 (20%)860 (23%)
Severe (15-29)6,351 (8%)2,531 (11%)312 (8%)405 (11%)
Very severe (0-14)5,690 (6%)2,124 (10%)215 (6%)308 (8%)