Table 1 Clinical characteristics of studied patients
All patients (n = 82) | HD group (n = 10) | Non-HD group (n = 72) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, year, mean (SD) | 71.9 (12.7) | 68.3 (6.5) | 72.3 (13.3) | n.s. | |
Gender, n (%) | Females | 38 (46.0) | 7 (70.0) | 31 (43.0) | n.s. |
Males | 44 (54.0) | 3 (30.0) | 41 (57.0) | n.s. | |
BMI, kg/m2, median (IQR) | 21.3 (18.9-23.9) | 19.2 (18.1-21.7) | 21.4 (19.6-23.9) | n.s. | |
Time between onset and admission, day, mean (SD) | 28.7 (11.5) | 30.8 (6.5) | 28.4 (12.0) | n.s. | |
Length of stay at hospital, days, mean (SD) | 85.0 (51.0) | 107.4 (56.1) | 72.3 (43.2) | n.s. | |
Subtype of stroke, n (%) | Cerebral infarction | 61 (74.3) | 5 (50) | 56 (77.8) | n.s. |
Intracerebral hemorrhage | 15 (18.3) | 4 (40) | 11 (15.2) | n.s. | |
Subarachnoid hemorrhage | 4 (4.9) | 0 (0) | 4 (5.6) | n.s. | |
Chronic subdural hematoma | 2 (2.5) | 1 (10) | 1 (1.4) | n.s. | |
Side of hemiparesis, n (%) | Right | 32 (39.0) | 2 (20.0) | 30 (41.6) | n.s. |
Left | 36 (43.9) | 8 (80.0) | 28 (38.9) | n.s. | |
Comorbidities, n (%) | Hypertension | 40 (48.8) | 7 (70.0) | 33 (45.8) | n.s. |
Diabetes | 18 (22.0) | 4 (40.0) | 14 (19.4) | n.s. | |
Heart disease | 20 (24.4) | 5 (50.0) | 15 (20.8) | n.s. | |
Cancer | 5 (6.1) | 2 (20.0) | 3 (4.2) | n.s. | |
Orthopedic disease | 6 (7.3) | 2 (20.0) | 4 (5.6) | n.s. | |
Cause of chronic renal failure, n (%) | Diabetic nephropathy | 4 (40) | |||
Polycystic renal disease | 3 (30) | ||||
Chronic glomerulonephritis | 1 (10) | ||||
Others | 2 (20) | ||||