Arrival delay, hours Median (IQR) | p Values | |
Sex | 0.71 | |
Male | 6.4 (2.3–12.7) | |
Female | 4.9 (2.8–10.9) | |
History of hypertension and/or diabetes and/or atrial fibrillation | 0.27 | |
Yes | 5.5 (2.8–12.6) | |
No | 5.4 (2.1–9.4) | |
Previous hospital admission | 0.15 | |
Yes | 6.0 (2.8–12.7) | |
No | 4.8 (2.2–10.5) | |
Previous stroke | 0.73 | |
No | 5.4 (2.4–11.6) | |
Yes | 5.3 (2.8–11.6) | |
Type of stroke | 0.35 | |
Ischaemic | 5.7 (2.8–12.4) | |
TIA | 4.9 (2.8–11.2) | |
Haemorragic | 4.8 (1.7–9.9) | |
Basal mNIHSS score | Spearman ρ −0.204 | <0.001 |
Basal mNIHSS score | 0.003 | |
<12 | 5.9 (3.0–12.8) | |
⩾12 | 4.0 (3.0–12.7) | |
Level of consciousness | 0.005 | |
Normal | 5.8 (2.8–12.9) | |
Not alert but arousable | 3.8 (2.0–6.7) | |
Not alert but arousable with strong stimulation | 2.5 (0.9–6.5) | |
Totally unresponsive | 6.0 (3.6–10.2) | |
Use of the EMS | <0.001 | |
Yes | 4.2 (2.1–9.3) | |
No | 7.2 (3.2–15.4) | |
Onset of stroke during day or night | 0.11 | |
Day | 4.9 (2.5–11.2) | |
Night | 8.6 (3.6–12.1) | |
Admission on working or non-working day | 0.25 | |
Working day | 5.7 (2.8–12.2) | |
Non-working day | 4.8 (2.4–9.9) |
EMS, emergency medical service; IQR, interquartile range; mNIHSS, modified National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; TIA, transient ischaemic attack.
EMS, emergency medical service; IQR, interquartile range; mNIHSS, modified National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; TIA, transient ischaemic attack.