Baseline data
| Characteristic | Deceased Patients (n = 326) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Collective (n = 1342)All Treatment Groups | Overall (n = 326) | Secondary Palliative (n = 289) | Curative (n = 37) | P Valuea | |
| Age (median) (IQR) (yr) | 75 (64–82) | 80 (71–86) | 80 (72–87) | 72 (62–82) | .001b |
| Female sex (No.) | 667 (49.7%) | 163 (50.0%) | 147 (50.9%) | 16 (43.2%) | .383 |
| Hypertension (No.) (n = 2 missing) | 1067 (79.5%) | 260 (79.8%) | 232 (80.3%) | 28 (75.7%) | .427 |
| Cardiovascular disease (No.) (n = 4 missing) | 657 (49%) | 167 (51.2%) | 146 (50.5%) | 21 (56.8%) | .367 |
| Diabetes mellitus (No.) (n = 3 missing) | 342 (25.5%) | 97 (29.8%) | 78 (27%) | 19 (51.4%) | .809 |
| Obesity (No.) (n = 4 missing) | 374 (27.9%) | 78 (23.9%) | 69 (23.9%) | 9 (24.3%) | .360 |
| Atrial fibrillation (No.) (n = 3 missing) | 640 (47.7%) | 168 (51.5%) | 153 (52.9%) | 15 (40.5%) | .304 |
| Prior stroke (No.) (n = 2 missing) | 255 (19%) | 79 (24.2%) | 72 (24.9%) | 7 (18.9%) | .919 |
| NIHSS score (median) (IQR) | 16 (10–20) | 18 (15–21) | 18 (15–21) | 20 (16–23) | .381 |
| mRS at discharge (median) (IQR) | 4 (2–5) | Noncalculable | Noncalculable | Noncalculable | NA |
| Length of stay (median) (IQR) (day) | 12 (6–22) | 5 (3–12) | 5 (3–13) | 3 (1–8) | .005b |