Characteristics of patients with or without an in-hospital infection.
Characteristics
Pneumonia or UTI ()
No infection ()
P
Value
Value
Baseline characteristics
Age, mean, SD (years)
618
76.1 ± 10.6
1215
69.2 ± 12.4
<.001
Gender (male), (%)
619
201 (32.5)
1219
641 (52.6)
<.001
Premorbid mRS 3–5, (%)
616
95 (15.4)
1216
83 (6.8)
<.001
History of stroke, (%)
614
114 (18.6)
1203
169 (14.0)
.014
Hypertension, (%)
614
456 (74.3)
1215
896 (73.7)
.822
Atrial fibrillation, (%)
613
234 (38.2)
1210
279 (23.1)
<.001
Heart failure, (%)
604
193 (32.0)
1209
223 (18.4)
<.001
CAD, (%)
613
247 (40.3)
1211
398 (32.9)
.002
Diabetes, (%)
613
158 (25.8)
1209
239 (19.8)
.004
Nicotine use (5 years), (%)
615
125 (20.3)
1206
351 (29.1)
<.001
Etiology of IS (TOAST)
616
1213
Atherothrombotic, (%)
93 (15.1)
114 (9.4)
.543
Cardioembolic, (%)
209 (33.9)
275 (22.7)
<.001
Lacunar, (%)
61 (9.9)
282 (23.2)
<.001
Diffuse lesion (≥1 lobe)
408
211 (51.7)
701
173 (24.7)
<.001
TACI, (%)
616
192 (31.2)
1213
114 (9.4)
<.001
Admission SSS, mean, SD
617
23.4 ± 16.1
1218
39.3 ± 15.4
<.001
Body temperature day 1, mean (°C)
574
36.8 ± 0.52
1149
36.7 ± 0.37
<.001
Mean week body temperature (°C)
616
36.9 ± 1.27
1208
36.7 ± 0.79
<.001
Outcome
Recurrent stroke, (%)
619
14 (2.3)
1219
15 (1.2)
.113
30-day SSS, mean, SD
424
36.7 ± 15.9
1139
49.6 ± 10.3
<.001
30-day mortality, (%)
619
192 (31.0)
1219
89 (7.3)
<.001
30-day death or dependency, (%)
599
504 (84.1)
1209
453 (37.5)
<.001
90-day mortality, (%)
534
274 (51.3)
1066
130 (12.2)
<.001
90-day death or dependency, (%)
502
405 (80.7)
1011
338 (33.4)
<.001
UTI: urinary tract infection; : the number of patients with available data; SD: standard deviation; mRS: modified Rankin Scale; CAD: coronary artery disease; TACI: total anterior circulation infarction; IS: ischemic stroke; TOAST: Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment; SSS: Scandinavian Stroke Scale.
