Patient characteristics classified by diagnosis
| Acute ischaemic stroke n=273 | Intracerebral haemorrhage n=38 | Stroke mimics n=323 | |
| Median age, years (IQR) | 77 (67–84) | 73 (64–83) | 74 (58–82) |
| Female sex, n (%) | 132 (48) | 18 (47) | 149 (46) |
| Male sex, n (%) | 141 (52) | 20 (53) | 174 (54) |
| Median prehospital care time, min (IQR) | 33 (25–47) | 33 (26–46) | 36 (27–49) |
| Median NIHSS score at initial hospital arrival (IQR) | 4 (2–8) | 8 (3–14) | 1 (0–1) |
| Admission directly to CSC, n (%) | 164 (60) | 21 (55) | 199 (62) |
CSC, comprehensive stroke centre; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; prehospital care time, time from on-scene arrival to hospital admission.