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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: South Med J. 2023 Sep;116(9):765–771. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001601

Table S2.

Adjusted Odds Ratios (AORs) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) of EMS Stroke Prenotification with Census Tract Urban-Rural and Socioeconomic Status Stratified by Stroke Screen Interpretation

Positive Stroke Screen (N=5,484) Non-Conclusive Stroke Screen (N=1,149) Negative Stroke Screen (N=2,894)
AOR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
(a) Base model *
 Urban (ref) 1 --- 1 --- 1 ---
 Suburban 1.06 (0.94–1.21) 0.76 (0.57–1.03) 0.44 (0.34–0.57)
 Rural 0.77 (0.62–0.94) 0.42 (0.25–0.73) 0.31 (0.19–0.50)
 High SES (ref) 1 --- 1 --- 1 ---
 Medium SES 1.05 (0.91–1.21) 0.99 (0.68–1.45) 0.77 (0.62–0.95)
 Low SES 0.91 (0.78–1.06) 0.79 (0.53–1.16) 0.64 (0.50–0.83)
(b) Fully-adjusted model
 Urban (ref) 1 --- 1 --- 1 ---
 Suburban 1.05 (0.91–1.20) 0.82 (0.58–1.15) 0.62 (0.47–0.82)
 Rural 0.76 (0.61–0.96) 0.37 (0.19–0.70) 0.48 (0.29–0.81)
 High SES (ref) 1 --- 1 --- 1 ---
 Medium SES 1.01 (0.87–1.18) 0.89 (0.58–1.38) 0.68 (0.53–0.87)
 Low SES 0.86 (0.73–1.02) 0.68 (0.43–1.08) 0.51 (0.38–0.69)
*

Base model includes census tract rurality and SES

Fully-adjusted model includes census tract rurality and SES, age group, gender, race/ethnicity, duration of symptoms, weekend, time of day, stroke dispatch complaint, and EMS provider primary impression