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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients transitioned to palliative level of care versus patients not transitioned to palliative level of care

From: Dysphagia as a predictor of outcome and transition to palliative care among middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke patients

Variable

All patients (n = 236)

Patients transitioned to palliative level of care (n = 79)

Not transitioned to palliative level of care (n = 157)

p-value

Age

236

  

.003

<70 n (%)

57 (24%)

10 (13%)

47 (30%)

.003

>70 n (%)

179 (76%)

69 (87%)

110 (70%)

 

Mean (SD)

77.8 (13.58)

82.72 (10.61)

75.17 (14.22)

 

Race

232

  

.207

White n (%)

208 (90%)

70 (89%)

138 (91%)

 

Black n (%)

10 (4%)

2 (3%)

8 (5%)

 

Hispanic n (%)

13 (6%)

7 (9%)

6 (4%)

 

Gender

237

  

.802

Female n (%)

149 (63%)

49 (62%)

100 (64%)

 

Male n (%)

87 (37%)

30 (38%)

57 (36%)

 

AF* n (%)

110 (47%)

46 (58%)

64 (42%)

.011

HTN* n (%)

195 (83%)

63 (80%%)

132 (84%)

.407

Dementia n (%)

32 (14%)

12 (15%)

20 (13%)

.604

Dysphagia severity on 1st swallow evaluation

   

<.001

Mild to Moderate

94 (70%)

2 (14%)

92 (76%)

 

Moderate to severe

41 (30%)

12 (86%)

29 (24%)

 
  1. *AF-atrial fibrillation, HTN-hypertension.