Table 2.

Demographic and Baseline Characteristics of Thrombolysis Patients

	Year Prior (N = 45)	Mission Protocol (N=50)	P-Value
Age, y median (IQR)	70 (62-82)	71 (61-81)	0.81
Female sex, %	49	52	0.76
Race/ethnicity
White non-Hispanic, %	20	22	0.81
Black, %	36	18	0.52
Hispanic, %	20	26	0.49
Asian, %	20	32	0.19
Unknown or declined to specify, %	4	2	0.50
Baseline NIHSS, median (IQR)	8 (5-13)	10 (6-16)	0.13
Prior stroke, %	36	30	0.56
Hypertension, %	82	72	0.24
Diabetes mellitus, %	27	30	0.72
Atrial fibrillation, %	24	16	0.30
Hyperlipidemia, %	42	40	0.83
Housed, %	93	96	0.58
English Language, %	73	68	0.57
Intubated, %	4	2	0.50

Note: A single baseline NIHSS for the Year Prior group was not documented. Abbreviation: NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.