Research Article
Comparison of Provision of Stroke Care in Younger and Older Patients: Findings from the South London Stroke Register
Table 4
Association between age and indicators relating to the management of risk factors.
| | Univariable, (%) | Multivariable, OR(95% CI) | | 18–54 years | 55–64 years | ≥65 years | value | 18–54 years | 55–64 years | ≥65 years | value |
| Hypertension treatment | | | | | | | | | Prior to stroke | 143 (53.8) | 261 (61.4) | 1156 (61.7) | 0.046 | 1 | 1.88 (1.29–2.76) | 1.68 (1.21–2.36) | 0.029 | 3 months | 108 (68.8) | 197 (73.8) | 649 (64.1) | 0.010 | 1 | 1.28 (0.75–2.19) | 0.81 (0.50–1.29) | 0.058 | 1 year | 116 (71.2) | 183 (71.8) | 558 (66.0) | 0.143 | 1 | 0.97 (0.56–1.70) | 0.80 (0.49–1.31) | 0.247 | Diabetes | | | | | | | | | Prior to stroke | 61 (77.2) | 107 (80.5) | 424 (77.5) | 0.752 | 1 | 0.94 (0.40–2.22) | 1.21 (0.57–2.56) | 0.436 | 3 months | 31 (67.4) | 61 (75.3) | 190 (74.1) | 0.581 | 1 | 1.90 (0.67–5.51) | 1.56 (0.61–3.99) | 0.607 | 1 year | 29 (61.7) | 56 (76.7) | 173 (72.4) | 0.194 | 1 | 1.86 (0.68–5.11) | 1.70 (0.72–4.01) | 0.357 | Atrial Fibrillation | | | | | | | | | Prior to stroke | 6 (35.3) | 16 (26.7) | 85 (15.1) | 0.008 | | | | | 3 months | 4 (40.0) | 5 (31.3) | 36 (37.9) | 0.863 | | | | | 1 year | 3 (30.0) | 8 (33.3) | 41 (36.0) | 0.912 | | | | | Antiplatelet therapy (IS) | | | | | | | | | 3 months | 146 (71.6) | 228 (78.1) | 910 (77.8) | 0.131 | 1 | 1.24 (0.78–1.99) | 1.44 (0.96–2.15) | 0.071 | 1 year | 165 (79.0) | 254 (81.2) | 825 (77.3) | 0.327 | 1 | 0.95 (0.57–1.60) | 0.83 (0.53–1.30) | 0.309 |
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