Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with symptoms of stroke

Sex, n (%)

 Male

587 (50.1)

74 (44.3)

513 (51.1)

0.10

 Female

584 (49.9)

93 (55.7)

491 (48.9)

Age, n (%)

 ≤ 60

283 (24.2)

24 (14.4)

259 (25.8)

0.001

 > 60

888 (75.8)

143 (85.6)

745 (74.2)

Age, Mean ± SD

70.0 ± 13.8

73.9 ± 13.7

69.4 ± 13.6

 < 0.001

Hypertension, n (%)

 Yes

773 (67.5)

104 (64.2)

669 (68.1)

0.37

 No

376 (32.5)

58 (35.8)

314 (32.9)

Residency, n (%)

 Urban

985 (84.1)

139 (83.2)

846 (84.3)

0.74

 Suburban

186 (15.9)

28 (16.8)

158 (15.7)

Potential accessibility rate of the ambulance (per one million inhabitants)

27.3 ± 6.7

26.4 ± 6.7

27.5 ± 7.1

0.06

Delay time (Sec)

37.3 ± 29.7

42.7 ± 29.9

36.8 ± 29.7

0.04

Response time (Min)

9.0 ± 3.9

9.0 ± 4.1

9.0 ± 3.8

0.97

Transport time (Min)

21.5 ± 11.9

22.0 ± 13.9

21.5 ± 11.6

0.12

Revealed access (Min)

30.5 ± 13.1

31.0 ± 15.1

30.4 ± 12.8

0.61

Screening time (hour)

0.25 ± 0.3

0.2 ± 0.1

0.3 ± 0.3

0.04

Distance to the hospital (km)

5.9 ± 2.9

6.0 ± 2.9

5.9 ± 2.9

0.53

Length of stay, median (IQR)

3.0 (6.0)

6 (10.0)

2 (6.0)

 < 0.001

Length of stay, n (%)

 ≤ 7

904 (77.2)

94 (56.3)

810 (80.7)

 < 0.001

 > 7

267 (22.8)

73 (43.7)

194 (19.3)

Triage level

 Levels 1 & 2

809 (69.1)

143 (85.6)

666 (66.3)

 < 0.001

 Levels 3 & 4

362 (30.9)

24 (14.4)

338 (33.7)

Final stroke diagnosis

 Yes

299 (25.5)

60 (35.9)

239 (23.8)

0.001

 No

872 (74.5)

107 (64.1)

765 (76.2)