Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients, according to arrival time
From: Social networks and risk of delayed hospital arrival after acute stroke
Characteristic | Slow arrivers (n = 67) | Fast arrivers (n = 108) | P valuea |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (sd), y | 61.0 (15.9) | 61.7 (15.6) | 0.7717 |
Female sex, No. (%) | 32 (48) | 58 (54) | 0.5425 |
Race, No. (%)b | |||
White | 37 (55) | 78 (72) | 0.0309 |
Black/African American | 28 (42) | 27 (25) | |
Other | 2 (3) | 3 (3) | |
Years of education, median [IQR] | 14 [12, 15] | 14 [12, 16] | 0.2136 |
Median household income [IQR], $ thousand | 39.0 [32.3, 54.8] | 48.9 [35.0, 59.5] | 0.0518 |
Insurance, No. (%) | 0.7039 | ||
Private | 34 (51) | 59 (55) | |
Medicare | 12 (18) | 12 (11) | |
Medicaid | 2 (3) | 6 (6) | |
Uninsured | 17 (25) | 27 (25) | |
Veteran | 2 (3) | 4 (4) | |
Married, No. (%) | 24 (36) | 52 (48) | 0.1492 |
Living alone, No. (%) | 22 (33) | 27 (25) | 0.3426 |
NIHSS score, mean (range)c | 3 (0–12) | 3 (0–13) | 0.4229 |
Ischemic stroke severity, No. (%) | |||
Mild (NIHSS < 6) | 61 (91) | 93 (86) | 0.4229 |
Moderate (NIHSS 6-15) | 6 (9) | 15 (14) | |
Severe (NIHSS > 15) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Side of stroke, No. (%)d | |||
Left | 16 (36) | 23 (30) | 0.7267 |
Right | 27 (61) | 50 (66) | |
Both | 1 (2) | 3 (4) | |
Area of stroke, No. (%) | |||
Cortical | 11 (16) | 27 (25) | 0.4319 |
Subcortical | 32 (48) | 45 (42) | |
Both cortical and subcortical | 1 (1) | 4 (4) | |
Brainstem or cerebellum | 23 (34) | 32 (30) | |
Aphasia, No. (%) | 3 (4) | 3 (3) | 0.8624 |
Arrived by EMS, No. (%) | 37 (55) | 74 (69) | 0.1066 |
Charlson comorbidity index, median [IQR]e | 2 [1, 4] | 3 [1, 4] | 0.2502 |
Short-blessed test score, median [IQR]f | 2 [0, 4] | 2 [0, 4] | 0.2010 |
Patient health questionnaire-9, median [IQR]g | 3 [1, 6.5] | 2 [0, 5] | 0.1111 |
Tissue plasminogen activator given, No. (%)h | 0 (0.0) | 54 (50) | <0.0001 |
