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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics of Stroke Patients According to Stroke Outcome

From: The effect of socioeconomic status on three-year mortality after first-ever ischemic stroke in Nanjing, China

 

Death (n = 166)

Survival (n = 640)

p

 

No. (%)

No. (%)

 

Mean age, y

77.2 ± 8.5

69.4 ± 11.3

<0.001*

Female

75(45.2)

182(28.4)

<0.001

Current smoker

46(27.7)

141(22.0)

0.076

SBP (mmHg)

175.4 ± 4.6

143.5 ± 2.8

<0.001*

Diabetes mellitus

44(26.5)

112(17.5)

0.007

Hypercholesterolemia

54(32.5)

112(17.5)

<0.001

Atrial fibrillation

112(67.5)

32(5.0)

<0.001

Myocardial infarction

25(15.1)

31(4.8)

<0.001

Prior TIA

24(14.5)

115(18.0)

0.286

NIHSS mean (IQR)

6.3(1–9)

5.3(1–9)

<0.001†

Education

   

   Illiteracy

58(34.9)

56(8.8)

<0.001

   Primary school

55(33.1)

84(13.1)

<0.001

   Junior high school

26(15.7)

188(29.4)

<0.001

   Senior high school

8(4.8)

95(14.8)

0.001

   Technical training

6(3.6)

61(9.5)

0.014

   University degree

13(7.8)

156(24.4)

<0.001

Occupation

   

   Unemployed

23(13.9)

18(2.8)

<0.001

   Manual worker

127(76.5)

256(40.0)

<0.001

   Non-manual worker

16(9.6)

366(57.2)

<0.001

Income

   

   0 yuan

63(38.0)

27(5.8)

<0.001

   <1000 yuan

75(45.2)

185(28.9)

<0.001

   ≥ 1000 yuan

28(16.9)

428(66.9)

<0.001

Housing space

   

   < 10 m2/person

17(10.2)

6(0.9)

<0.001

   10 to 20 m2/person

44(26.5)

87(13.6)

<0.001

   20 to 40 m2/person

42(25.3)

197(30.8)

0.168

   ≥ 40 m2/person

63(38.0)

350(54.7)

<0.001

  1. p values are based on x 2test.
  2. * p values are based on ANNOVA test.
  3. † p values are based on Mann-Whitney U test.
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