Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population
From: Survival of stroke patients after introduction of the ‘Dutch Transmural Protocol TIA/CVA’
Variables | Cohort 1 (%) | Cohort 2 (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Patients included | 131 | 132 | |
Gender | |||
- Men | 72 (55) | 59 (45) | 0.096* |
- Women | 59 (45) | 73 (55) | |
Age, in years: average [range] | 69.82 [19–105] | 70.86 [31–103] | 0.565† |
Risk factors present before stroke/History | |||
- K85 (high blood pressure without hypertension) | 8 (6) | 9 (7) | 0.815* |
- K86/87 (hypertension) | 34 (26) | 31 (23) | 0.643* |
- T93 (hypercholesterolemia) | 2 (2) | 3 (2) | 0.658* |
- T90 (diabetes) | 17 (13) | 16 (12) | 0.834* |
- K91 (arteriosclerosis) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 0.557* |
- K89 (TIA) | 5 (4) | 9 (7) | 0.278* |
Average number of contacts (consults and visits) with general practice in the year preceding stroke | |||
- Contact moments GP | 5.40 | 5.76 | 0.914‡ |
- Consult GP | 3.48 | 5.76 | 0.346‡ |
- Visits GP | 2.46 | 3.17 | 0.811‡ |
- Contacts nurse practitioner | 1.00 | 1.01 | 0.319‡ |
Average exposure time§ in days | 528 | 554 | 0.256‡ |