Outcome by treatment groups
| Time after initial stroke | Stroke unit | Medical wards | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI)2-150 |
| 1 month death | 22/56 (39) | 41/65 (63) | 0.38 (0.18–0.79) | 0.40 (0.17–0.94) |
| 12 month death | 29/56 (52) | 45/65 (69) | 0.48 (0.23–1.00) | 0.58 (0.24–1.38) |
| Deaths between 1 month and 12 months | 7/34 (20) | 4/24 (17) | 1.30 (0.33–5.04) | 1.14 (0.26–4.94) |
| Death in hospital | 18/56 (32) | 34/65 (52) | 0.43 (0.21–0.91) | 0.43 (0.15–1.21) |
| Discharged home | 15/56 (27) | 9/65 (14) | 2.28 (0.91–5.71) | 1.60 (0.62–4.00) |
| Discharged to long term care | 19/56 (34) | 16/65 (25) | 1.57 (0.71–3.47) | 1.72 (0.69–4.29) |
| Discharged to long term rehabilitation | 4/56 (7) | 6/65 (9) | 0.76 (0.20–2.83) | 0.62 (0.10–3.70) |
Data are number of patients with a given characteristic/total number of patients (%). p Values are two tailed; OR=odds ratio; 95% CI=95% confidence interval.
↵2-150 OR after adjustment for baseline imbalance (unconsciousness, prior stroke, diabetes).