Table 1

Baseline characteristics



Pre-path
Post-path
p-value

Age (median, IQR)
78(70–86)
77(65–83)
NS
Gender (Male N, %)
34(44.2)
33(43.4)
NS
Ethnicity (European N, %)
64(83.1)
69(90.8)
NS
Barthel Index admission (median, IQR)
6(0–13.5)
9.5(4–15)
0.025
OCSP subtype (N, %)
TACS
5(6.5)
5(6.5)
NS

PACS
40(51.9)
31(40.8)


POCS
5(6.5)
11(14.5)


LACS
20(26)
20(26.3)


Unclassified
7(9.1)
9(11.8)


Taylor et al. BMC Health Services Research 2006 6:16   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-6-16