Abstract WP185: The Influence of Diabetes on Subtype, Treatment and Outcome in Stroke Patients in Scotland

Background: Diabetic patients are at a higher risk of stroke than non-diabetic patients. However, the consensus of the effect of diabetes on stroke prognosis is still ongoing. Aims: This study aims to investigate whether diabetes influences the type, treatment and mortality outcomes in stroke patients in Scotland using the Scottish Stroke Care Audit. Methods: The Scottish Stroke Care Audit was used to identify 58,099 stroke cases in Scotland from January 2005 to December 2013. Baseline characteristics, stroke subtypes, six simple variable (SSV) assessment scores, acute treatment and mortality outcomes were examined in persons with and without a corresponding diabetes diagnosis in hospital coding. Statistical tests were used to compare these characteristics in the two groups, with logistic regression and cox-proportional hazards to evaluate the odds ratios and hazard ratios for mortality outcomes up to one year after first time stroke event. Results: The Scottish Stroke Care Audit stroke population include...