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Table 1 Comparison of case numbers according to sex (2017–2022)

From: No disadvantages for women in acute stroke care in Germany: an analysis of access to stroke treatment services in Germany from 2017 to 2022

Item

Female

Male

Test

p-value

Cases (n)

623,568

699,852

  

Age (mean, SD)

77.1 ± 5.4

71.5 ± 4.5

t-test

 < 0.01

Age ≥ 80 years (n, % of column)

313,400 (50.3%)

205,388 (29.35%)

chi-square test

 < 0.01

IVT (n, % of column)

101,767 (16.3%)

114,041 (16.3%)

chi-square test

0.696

MTE rate (n, % of column)

51,364 (8.2%)

44,278 (6.3%)

chi-square test

 < 0.01

SU rate (n, % of column)

459,125 (73.6%)

531,921 (76.0%)

chi-square test

 < 0.01

ICU rate (n, % of column)*

31,993

(10.6%)

36,022

(10.5%)

chi-square test

0.115

Early rehabilitation without SU or ICU (n, % of column)*

32,124 (10.7%)

29,273 (8.5%)

chi-square test

 < 0.01

Intrahospital mortality rate (n, % of column)

56,739 (9.1%)

43,675 (6.2%)

chi-square test

 < 0.01

AF rate (n, % of column)

202,961 (32.6%)

178,017 (25.4%)

chi-square test

 < 0.01

Sensitivity analysis: Intrahospital mortality rate in AF (n, % of AF)

27,789 (13.7%)

18,993 (10.7%)

chi-square test

 < 0.01

Sensitivity analysis: MTE rate in AF (n, % of AF)

26,613 (13.1%)

17,400 (9.8%)

chi-square test

 < 0.01

  1. AF, Atrial fibrillation; SD, Standard deviation; ICU, Intensive care unit; IVT, Intravenous thrombolysis; MTE, Mechanical thrombectomy; SU, Stroke unit
  2. *InEK database (data from 2020–2022)