Univariate cross sectional association between patient characteristics and self rated health transition three months after stroke, number (%)
| Number | Self rated health transition three months after stroke | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 561 | Much better | Somewhat better | About the same | Somewhat worse | Much worse | p* | |
| *Ordered logistic regression. | |||||||
| Age | 0.03 | ||||||
| ⩽75 years | 340 | 10 (2.9) | 26 (7.6) | 98 (28.8) | 129 (37.9) | 77 (22.6) | |
| >75 years | 221 | 6 (2.7) | 21 (9.5) | 85 (38.5) | 68 (30.8) | 41 (18.6) | |
| Sex | 0.25 | ||||||
| Male | 297 | 9 (3.0) | 30 (10.1) | 95 (32.0) | 105 (35.4) | 58 (19.5) | |
| Female | 264 | 7 (2.7) | 17 (6.4) | 88 (33.3) | 92 (34.8) | 60 (22.7) | |
| Ethnic group | 0.03 | ||||||
| White/other | 459 | 12 (2.6) | 40 (8.7) | 160 (34.9) | 157 (34.2 | 90 (19.6) | |
| Black | 102 | 4 (3.9) | 7 (6.9) | 23 (22.5) | ) 40 (39.3) | 28 (27.5) | |
| Stroke subtype | 0.19 | ||||||
| Infarction | 473 | 13 (2.7) | 37 (7.8) | 154 (32.6) | 165 (34.9) | 104 (22.0) | |
| Haemorrhage | 88 | 3 (3.4) | 10 (11.4) | 29 (33.0) | 32 (36.4) | 14 (15.9) | |
| Glasgow Coma Score | 0.78 | ||||||
| 14 to 15 | 492 | 14 (2.8) | 37 (7.5) | 161 (32.7) | 182 (37.0) | 98 (19.9) | |
| ⩽13 | 69 | 2 (2.9) | 10 (14.5) | 22 (31.9) | 15 (21.7) | 20 (29.0) | |
| Barthel Index before stroke | 0.02 | ||||||
| Not disabled ( = 20) | 447 | 14 (3.1) | 36 (8.1) | 152 (34.0) | 165 (36.9) | 80 (17.9) | |
| Disabled (⩽19) | 114 | 2 (1.8) | 11 (9.6) | 31 (27.2) | 32 (28.1) | 38 (33.3) | |
| Barthel Index at three months | <0.01 | ||||||
| Not disabled ( = 20) | 238 | 8 (3.4) | 23 (9.7) | 96 (40.3) | 86 (36.1) | 25 (10.5) | |
| Disabled (⩽19) | 323 | 8 (2.5) | 24 (7.4) | 87 (26.9) | 111 (34.4) | 93 (28.8) | |
| Frenchay Activities Index before stroke | 0.23 | ||||||
| Active (0–15) | 476 | 15 (3.2) | 37 (7.8) | 157 (33.0) | 177 (37.2) | 90 (18.9) | |
| Inactive (16–30) | 85 | 1 (1.2) | 10 (11.8) | 26 (30.6) | 20 (23.5) | 28 (32.9) | |
| Frenchay Activities Index at three months | <0.01 | ||||||
| Active (0–15) | 233 | 6 (2.6) | 24 (10.3) | 94 (40.3) | 88 (37.8) | 21 (9.0) | |
| Inactive (16–30) | 328 | 10 (3.0) | 23 (7.0) | 89 (27.1) | 109 (33.2) | 97 (29.6) | |
| Mini Mental State examination at three months | <0.01 | ||||||
| ⩽24 | 329 | 11 (3.3) | 28 (8.5) | 116 (35.3) | 125 (38.0) | 49 (14.9) | |
| <24 | 232 | 5 (2.2) | 19 (8.2) | 67 (28.9) | 72 (31.0) | 69 (29.7) | |