Table 1 Characteristics of the patients with first-stroke admitted to hospitals participating in the TCM scheme
Characteristics | TCM users (n = 7455) | TCM non-users (n = 81,707) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic factors | |||
 Age (years) |  |  | < 0.001 |
   ≥ 65 | 3466 (46.5%) | 44,111 (54.0%) |  |
  45–64 | 3210 (43.1%) | 31,065 (38.0%) |  |
   < 45 | 779 (10.4%) | 6531 (8.0%) |  |
 Sex |  |  | 0.142 |
  Women | 2912 (39.1%) | 32,627 (39.9%) |  |
  Men | 4543 (60.9%) | 49,080 (60.1%) |  |
Clinical factors | |||
 Type of stroke |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Hemorrhagic | 2552 (34.2%) | 21,235 (26.0%) |  |
  Ischemic | 4752 (63.8%) | 59,433 (72.7%) |  |
  Hemorrhagic & ischemic | 151 (2.0%) | 1039 (1.3%) |  |
 Length of hospital stay for first-time stroke (days) |  |  | < 0.001 |
  1–7 | 783 (10.5%) | 43,133 (52.8%) |  |
  8–14 | 1244 (16.7%) | 18,442 (22.6%) |  |
  15–28 | 1645 (22.1%) | 11,211 (13.7%) |  |
   ≥ 29 | 3783 (50.7%) | 8921 (10.9%) |  |
 SSI score |  |  | < 0.001 |
   ≥ 20 | 1537 (20.6%) | 9510 (11.6%) |  |
  10–19 | 2697 (36.2%) | 17,483 (21.4%) |  |
   < 10 | 3221 (43.2%) | 54,714 (67.0%) |  |
 CCI score |  |  | < 0.001 |
   ≥ 3 | 127 (1.7%) | 2321 (2.8%) |  |
  1–2 | 2938 (39.4%) | 31,313 (38.3%) |  |
  0 | 4390 (58.9%) | 48,073 (58.9%) |  |
 Hospital accreditation level |  |  | < 0.001 |
  Medical center | 3866 (51.9%) | 44,954 (55.0%) |  |
  Regional hospital | 3484 (46.7%) | 36,076 (44.2%) |  |
  Community hospital | 105 (1.4%) | 677 (0.8%) |  |
 Rehabilitation during hospitalization for first-time stroke |  |  | < 0.001 |
  No | 474 (6.4%) | 46,164 (56.5%) |  |
  Yes | 6981 (93.6%) | 35,543 (43.5%) |  |
 TCM treatment in the past 9 years before first-time stroke |  |  | < 0.001 |
  No | 2190 (29.4%) | 26,352 (32.2%) |  |
  Yes | 5265 (70.6%) | 55,355 (67.8%) |  |
Socioeconomic factors | |||
 Urbanization residency level |  |  | < 0.001 |
  1 (most urbanized) | 1293 (17.4%) | 15,215 (18.6%) |  |
  2 | 2454 (32.9%) | 25,119 (30.7%) |  |
  3 | 1179 (15.8%) | 13,929 (17.1%) |  |
  4 | 1287 (17.3%) | 13,737 (16.8%) |  |
  5 | 286 (3.8%) | 4007 (4.9%) |  |
  6 | 471 (6.3%) | 5448 (6.7%) |  |
  7 (least urbanized) | 485 (6.5%) | 4252 (5.2%) |  |
 Insured amount per month |  |  | < 0.001 |
   < 576 USD | 3272 (43.9%) | 38,270 (46.8%) |  |
   ≥ 576 USD | 4183 (56.1%) | 43,437 (53.2%) |  |