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Table 1 Basic and clinical information of hospitalized stroke patients in China, 2020

From: China stroke surveillance report 2021

Characteristics

Stroke (n = 3,418,432)

IS (n = 2,801,380)

ICH (n = 510,928)

SAH (n = 106,124)

Tertiary hospital [n (%)]

2,345,061 (68.6)

1,884,153 (67.3)

370,868 (72.6)

90,040 (84.8)

Age (years, mean ± SE)

65.700 ± 0.006

67.200 ± 0.007

62.000 ± 0.020

59.400 ± 0.040

Male [n (%)]

2,021,672 (59.1)

1,656,663 (59.1)

322,138 (63.0)

42,871 (40.4)

Married [n (%)]

3,027,221 (88.6)

2,486,113 (88.7)

447,219 (87.5)

93,889 (88.5)

Han [n (%)]

3,220,821 (94.2)

2,644,984 (94.4)

476,535 (93.2)

99,302 (93.6)

Length of stay (d, mean ± SE)

10.700 ± 0.005

10.500 ± 0.006

17.200 ± 0.030

14.800 ± 0.007

Hospitalization expenditures (CNY, mean ± SE)

16,975.6 ± 16.3

13,310.1 ± 12.8

34,708.3 ± 69.2

81,369.8 ± 260.7

Out-of-pocket expenses (CNY, mean ± SE)

5788.9 ± 8.6

4449.0 ± 6.6

11,570.8 ± 45.7

30,778.2 ± 156.8

Rehabilitation costs (CNY, mean ± SE)

155.6 ± 0.5

153.1 ± 0.6

417.9 ± 2.5

232.5 ± 4.6

Ventilator use [n (%)]

51,293 (1.5)

14,636 (0.5)

26,752 (5.2)

9905 (9.3)

Discharge outcome [n (%)]

    Medical discharge

2,966,934 (86.8)

2,522,000 (90.0)

369,032 (72.2)

75,902 (71.5)

    Medical order transfer

39,858 (1.2)

25,021 (0.9)

10,754 (2.1)

4083 (3.8)

    Transfer to grass-roots hospitals

52,621 (1.5)

43,764 (1.6)

7704 (1.5)

1153 (1.1)

    Discharge against medical advice

266,608 (7.8)

160,404 (5.7)

88,111 (17.2)

18,093 (17.0)

    Death

47,850 (1.4)

19,605 (0.7)

23,621 (4.6)

4624 (4.4)

    Unclear

44,561 (1.3)

30,586 (1.1)

11,706 (2.3)

2269 (2.1)

  1. IS ischemic stroke, ICH intracerebral hemorrhage, SAH subarachnoid hemorrhage, CNY Chinese Yuan