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 |