In-Hospital Mortality among Ischemic Stroke Patients in Gondar University Hospital: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Table 5

Factors affecting duration of hospital stay in patients with ischemic stroke.

Independent sample t-test
Factors	Mean duration of hospital stay (days)	P value
Sex		0.048
Male	9.94
Female	12.73
Any VHD		0.002
No	9.71
Yes	14.99
Lipid-lowering agents		0.029
No	6.47
Yes	12.00
Warfarin		0.035
No	10.81
Yes	14.45
DVT prophylaxis		0.013
No	9.33
Yes	12.88
Pearson correlation
Factors	r (df)	P value
Hemoglobin	0.221 (174)	0.030
SGOT (AST)	0.159 (157)	0.046
SGPT (ALT)	0.287 (156)	<0.001
RBS	0.249 (171)	0.001
SBP	-0.142 (205)	0.041

df: degree of freedom.