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Table 1 Rates and demographic data for acute ischemic stroke, intravenous thrombolysis, mechanical thrombectomy and stroke unit treatment for the year 2016 and 2019 in Germany

From: Acute ischemic stroke care in Germany – further progress from 2016 to 2019

 

2016

2019

p-Value

Ischemic strokes (ICD 163), n

227,687

225,531

 

Age, mean ± SD

74.0 ± 4.8

74.2 ± 4.9

p < 0.001

Sex, male, n (%)

118,051 (51.8%)

118,755 (52.7%)

p < 0.001

SUC overall, n (%)

164,270 (72,1%)

167,799 (74.4%)

p < 0.001

 Age, mean ± SD

73.5 ± 4.8

73.6 ± 4.8

p < 0.001

 Sex, male, n (%)

87,223 (53,1%)

90,108 (53,7%)

p < 0.001

 SU rate < 80 years, %

74,1%

76,1%

p < 0.001

 SU rate ≥ 80 years, %

68,8%

72,9%

p < 0.001

IVT overall, n (%)

33,916 (14.9%)

36,745 (16.3%)

p < 0.001

 Age, mean ± SD

73.4 ± 4.7

73.6 ± 4.6

p < 0.001

 Sex, male, n (%)

17,502 (51,6%)

19,430 (52,9%)

p < 0.001

 IVT rate < 80 years, %

15.2%

16,7%

p < 0.001

 IVT rate ≥ 80 years, %

14.4%

15,9%

p < 0.001

MT overall, n (%)

9795 (4.3%)

16,135 (7.2%)

p < 0.001

 Age, mean ± SD

72.6 ± 4.8

74.2 ± 4.9

p < 0.001

 Sex, male, n (%)

4653 (47,5%)

7332 (45,4%)

p = 0.002

 MT rate < 80 years, %

4.6%

7.0%

p < 0.001

 MT rate ≥ 80 years, %

3.8%

7.3%

p < 0.001

  1. Legend: Percentage values are based on all patients with ICD code I63
  2. ICD International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, SUC Stroke unit care, IVT Intravenous thrombolysis, MT Mechanical thrombectomy, SD Standard deviation