Baseline characteristics of people admitted to inpatient rehabilitation in Ontario after stroke, September 2012 to August 2017, by material deprivation quintile
| Characteristic | Deprivation quintile; no. (%) of people* | p value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (least) n = 3068 | 2 n = 3411 | 3 n = 3723 | 4 n = 3952 | 5 (most) n = 4582 | Total n = 18 736 | ||
| Age at admission, yr | < 0.001 | ||||||
| 19–49 | 182 (5.9) | 193 (5.7) | 209 (5.6) | 227 (5.7) | 333 (7.3) | 1144 (6.1) | |
| 50–59 | 332 (10.8) | 405 (11.9) | 440 (11.8) | 482 (12.2) | 767 (16.7) | 2426 (12.9) | |
| 60–69 | 612 (19.9) | 692 (20.3) | 829 (22.3) | 906 (22.9) | 1060 (23.1) | 4099 (21.9) | |
| 70–79 | 830 (27.1) | 944 (27.7) | 1002 (26.9) | 1044 (26.4) | 1153 (25.2) | 4973 (26.5) | |
| 80–89 | 909 (29.6) | 987 (28.9) | 1017 (27.3) | 1081 (27.4) | 1040 (22.7) | 5034 (26.9) | |
| 90–100 | 203 (6.6) | 190 (5.6) | 226 (6.1) | 212 (5.4) | 229 (5.0) | 1060 (5.7) | |
| Female sex | 1352 (44.1) | 1574 (46.1) | 1730 (46.5) | 1858 (47.0) | 2100 (45.8) | 8614 (46.0) | 0.2 |
| Stroke type | 0.04 | ||||||
| Ischemic | 2637 (86.0) | 2912 (85.4) | 3230 (86.8) | 3449 (87.3) | 4005 (87.4) | 16 233 (86.6) | |
| Hemorrhagic | 431 (14.0) | 499 (14.6) | 493 (13.2) | 503 (12.7) | 577 (12.6) | 2503 (13.4) | |
| Received tPA† | 417 (15.8) | 447 (15.4) | 502 (15.5) | 461 (13.4) | 551 (13.8) | 2378 (14.6) | 0.01 |
| Treated on acute stroke unit | 1509 (49.2) | 1627 (47.7) | 1738 (46.7) | 1792 (45.3) | 2148 (46.9) | 8814 (47.0) | 0.03 |
| Acute care length of stay, mean ± SD, d | 12.2 ± 13.4 | 12.2 ± 12.3 | 11.8 ± 12.8 | 12.4 ± 14.3 | 12.4 ± 13.7 | 12.2 ± 13.4 | 0.2 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index score | < 0.001 | ||||||
| 0–1 | 1416 (46.2) | 1512 (44.3) | 1652 (44.4) | 1660 (42.0) | 1810 (39.5) | 8050 (43.0) | |
| ≥ 2 | 1652 (53.8) | 1899 (55.7) | 2071 (55.6) | 2292 (58.0) | 2772 (60.5) | 10 686 (57.0) | |
| History of atrial fibrillation | 478 (15.6) | 499 (14.6) | 549 (14.7) | 611 (15.5) | 550 (12.0) | 2687 (14.3) | < 0.001 |
| Rural residence | 244 (8.0) | 427 (12.5) | 585 (15.7) | 611 (15.5) | 380 (8.3) | 2247 (12.0) | < 0.001 |
| Living arrangement on admission | < 0.001 | ||||||
| Alone | 735 (24.0) | 847 (24.8) | 939 (25.2) | 1119 (28.3) | 1601 (34.9) | 5241 (28.0) | |
| Not alone | 2333 (76.0) | 2564 (75.2) | 2784 (74.8) | 2833 (71.7) | 2981 (65.1) | 13 495 (72.0) | |
| FIM score on admission, mean ± SD | |||||||
| Motor component | 47.4 ± 19.9 | 46.1 ± 19.6 | 46.1 ± 19.8 | 46.8 ± 19.6 | 47.1 ± 19.5 | 46.7 ± 19.7 | 0.02 |
| Cognitive component | 24.2 ± 7.0 | 24.3 ± 7.0 | 24.4 ± 7.0 | 24.5 ± 7.0 | 24.2 ± 7.0 | 24.3 ± 7.0 | 0.4 |
| Total | 71.6 ± 23.2 | 70.5 ± 23.0 | 70.5 ± 23.2 | 71.2 ± 23.1 | 71.3 ± 22.8 | 71.0 ± 23.1 | 0.2 |
| Total FIM score on admission | 0.5 | ||||||
| > 80 | 1127 (36.7) | 1176 (34.5) | 1327 (35.6) | 1419 (35.9) | 1668 (36.4) | 6717 (35.8) | |
| 40–80 | 1640 (53.5) | 1850 (54.2) | 1982 (53.2) | 2133 (54.0) | 2431 (53.1) | 10 036 (53.6) | |
| < 40 | 293 (9.6) | 368 (10.8) | 396 (10.6) | 389 (9.8) | 465 (10.1) | 1911 (10.2) | |
| Missing | 8 (0.3) | 17 (0.5) | 18 (0.5) | 11 (0.3) | 18 (0.4) | 72 (0.4) | |
| ≥ 1 service interruptions | 184 (6.0) | 202 (5.9) | 208 (5.6) | 215 (5.4) | 264 (5.8) | 1073 (5.7) | 0.8 |
| ≥ 1 readmissions to acute care | 107 (3.5) | 128 (3.8) | 142 (3.8) | 101 (2.6) | 156 (3.4) | 634 (3.4) | 0.02 |