| Variable |
ESD patients n= 153 |
| Mean age (SD) |
74 |
13.8 |
| Women, n (%) |
84 |
45 |
| Days at the stroke unit, mean (range), SD |
8.6 (2-57) |
5.9 |
| Ischemic stroke, n (%) |
142 |
93 |
| Intracerebral hemorrhages, n (%) |
11 |
7.2 |
| Current smokern (%) |
14 |
9.2 |
| Living alone, n (%) |
64 |
42 |
| Modified NIH Stroke Scale (mean, range, S.D) |
2 (0-12) |
2.2 |
| ADL dependent (according to Katz ADL) prior to hospital admission, n (%) |
8 |
5.2 |
| Thrombolysis, n (%) |
16 |
10.5 |
| Previous stroken (%) |
36 |
23,5 |
| Previous TIAn (%) |
11 |
7,2 |
| Atrial fibrillationn (%) |
34 |
22,2 |
| Type 2 diabetesn (%) |
24 |
15.7 |
| Hypertension n (%) |
88 |
57.5 |
| Modified NIH (National Institutes of Health) Stroke Scale included level of consciousness, arm and leg paresis and language were evaluated at admission at the stroke unit; TIA: Transient Ischemic Attack; SD: Standard Deviation |
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