Variables

Non-Diabetic patients

Diabetic patients

P value

Length of hospital stay (Mean ± SD)

8.5 ± 0.3

9.5 ± 0.7

0.071

In-hospital Complications

Presence of Complications, n (%)

166 (36.0)

122 (50.8)

<0.001

Swallowing difficulties, n (%)

10 (6.0)

2 (1.6)

0.077

Chest infection, n (%)

42 (25.3)

34 (27.6)

0.655

Urinary tract infection, n (%)

58 (34.9)

45 (36.6)

0.773

Pressure ulcers, n (%)

10 (6.0)

12 (9.8)

0.237

Desaturation, n (%)

0 (0.0)

2 (1.6)

0.180

Deep Venous Thrombosis, n (%)

3 (1.8)

2 (1.6)

1.000

Severe Sepsis, n (%)

45 (29.5)

37 (30.1)

0.918

Stroke severity and outcome on admission

NIHSS > 14 (severe stroke), n (%)

157 (34.1)

95 (39.6)

0.148

Poor outcome (mRS > 2), n (%)

282 (61.2)

163 (67.9)

0.078

Mortality, n (%)

77 (16.7)

56 (23.3)

0.034

Stroke outcome 90 days post stroke

Poor outcome (mRS > 2), n (%)

89 (35.7)

45 (40.5)

0.385

Mortality, n (%)

110 (30.6)

83 (42.8)

0.004

Cause of death on admission

Neurological causes

11 (14.9)

4 (7.3)

0.268

Non-neurological causes

63 (85.1)

51 (92.7)

0.268