Table 1.

Sample characteristics by tPA and EVT for patients with ischemic stroke, National Inpatient Sample 2019 (n=89,035; N= 445,174).

Variable	tPA	P-value	EVT	P-value
Race/Ethnicity		<0.001		<0.001
NH White	6242 (10.25%)		4007 (6.58%)
NH Black	1425 (9.22%)		890 (5.76%)
Hispanic	811 (11.27%)		494 (6.86%)
Other	608 (11.05%)		447 (8.12%)
Age		<0.001		<0.001
18–44	587 (14.77%)		342 (8.61%)
45–64	2821 (11.04%)		1719 (6.73%)
65–74	2095 (9.58%)		1377 (6.3%)
75+	3583 (9.52%)		2400 (6.37%)
Sex		0.8457		0.029
Male	4571 (10.19%)		2862 (6.38%)
Female	4515 (10.22%)		2976 (6.74%)
Household income quartiles		<0.001		<0.001
$1–24,999	2461 (8.88%)		1688 (6.09%)
$25,000–34,999	2206 (9.73%)		1483 (6.54%)
$35,000–44,999	2396 (11.08%)		1475 (6.82%)
$45,000+	2023 (11.87%)		1192 (6.99%)
Payers		<0.001		<0.001
Medicare	5571 (9.59%)		3602 (6.2%)
Medicaid	813 (9.86%)		572 (6.94%)
Private insurance	2054 (12.27%)		1292 (7.72%)
Other	648 (10.88%)		372 (6.25%)
Discharge Quarter		0.6387		0.0956
Jan-Mar	2213 (10.06%)		1385 (6.3%)
Apr-Jun	2261 (10.09%)		1437 (6.41%)
July-Sep	2280 (10.29%)		1484 (6.7%)
Oct-Dec	2332 (10.37%)		1532 (6.82%)
Discharge Day		<0.001		0.3832
Weekday Discharge	6601 (10%)		4299 (6.51%)
Weekend Discharge	2485 (10.79%)		1539 (6.68%)
Location		<0.001		<0.001
Urban	8811 (10.61%)		5815 (7%)
Rural	275 (4.57%)		23 (0.38%)
Teaching Status		0.2986		<0.001
No	7591 (10.25%)		5471 (7.39%)
Yes	1495 (9.97%)		367 (2.45%)
Hospital bed size		<0.001		<0.001
Small	1375 (8.54%)		392 (2.44%)
Medium	2746 (10.54%)		1274 (4.89%)
Large	4965 (10.59%)		4172 (8.9%)
Comorbidities		<0.001		<0.001
1	937 (7.51%)		356 (2.85%)
2+	8149 (10.64%)		5482 (7.16%)

^*The “Other” category of race/ethnicity includes but is not limited to Asian, Pacific Islanders, and Native Americans