Main characteristics of incident stroke cases in the city of Dijon (France) during 1998–2010, according to level of deprivation of the neighbourhood of residence
| Tertile of neighbourhood deprivation | p Valuesfor trend | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Medium | High | ||
| Neighbourhoods | ||||
| N | 18 | 22 | 21 | |
| Townsend score | ||||
| Mean | −2.62 | −0.39 | 3.96 | |
| Interquartile values | −2.92; −1.84 | −0.82; 0.04 | 1.68; 4.65 | |
| Patients | ||||
| N | 537 | 716 | 507 | |
| Mean age (SD) (years) | 76.4 (11.6) | 75.8 (12.5) | 73.3 (12.8) | <10−3 |
| Men (%) | 47.9 | 49.0 | 47.5 | 0.93 |
| Risk factors (%) | ||||
| High blood pressure | 71.7 | 67.6 | 68.2 | 0.22 |
| Diabetes | 19.4 | 18.7 | 21.9 | 0.32 |
| Hypercholesterolaemia | 32.8 | 33.2 | 30.0 | 0.34 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 19.0 | 22.2 | 21.1 | 0.40 |
| Alcohol | 4.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 0.44 |
| Smoking | 31.4 | 33.6 | 32.7 | 0.65 |
| History of cardiovascular diseases (%) | 25.3 | 26.5 | 23.7 | 0.55 |
| Stroke characteristics | ||||
| Severity score >2 (%)* | 11.9 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 0.28 |
| Stroke type (%) | ||||
| Ischaemic | 86.2 | 85.6 | 85.8 | 0.84 |
| Haemorrhagic | 12.9 | 14.1 | 14.0 | |
| Undetermined | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |
| Care pathway and outcome | ||||
| N (%) admitted in acute care | 467 (87.0) | 655 (91.5) | 445 (87.8) | 0.64 |
| N (%) in neurology | 304 (65.1) | 403 (61.5) | 296 (66.5) | 0.68 |
| Length of stay (days) | 0.02 | |||
| Median | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Interquartile values | 6–19 | 6–20 | 8–20 | |
| Outcome of acute care | ||||
| N (%) dying while in acute care | 61 (13.1) | 99 (15.1) | 61 (13.7) | 0.79 |
| Rankin >2 (%) | 70.8 | 68.8 | 70.2 | 0.84 |
| Destination after discharge (%) | ||||
| Home | 53.0 | 54.1 | 50.8 | 0.55 |
| Rehabilitative care | 25.4 | 23.2 | 28.9 | |
| Other care† | 21.7 | 22.7 | 20.3 | |
| N (%) dying in the period following acute care | 8 (2.0) | 16 (2.9) | 17 (4.6) | 0.04 |
*Score combining: consciousness (0 for normal, 1 for altered and 2 for comatose), motor deficit (1 if present) and aphasia (1 if present).
†Other care: convalescent hospital, nursing home or acute care.