Pre-stroke dementia and in-hospital outcomes in the Chinese Stroke Center Alliance.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the impact of prevalent dementia on in-hospital outcomes of patients with incident stroke in China. Using data from the Chinese Stroke Center Alliance (CSCA), we aim to quantify the prevalence of pre-stroke dementia and whether this group is at higher risk of adverse in-hospital outcomes compared to those without pre-stroke dementia.

Methods

We used multivariable logistic regression models to assess the associations between pre-stroke dementia and ambulation by day 2, in-hospital mortality, in-hospital complications, and being discharged home. Covariates included age, sex, comorbidities [dyslipidemia, atrial fibrillation, peripheral vascular disease (PVD), smoking, and alcohol use], medication history (antiplatelet drugs or lipid-lowering dru

SUBMITTER: Liu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9622475 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature