Table 2.

Stroke presentation, management, and outcomes by income quintile

Abbreviation: ED = emergency department.

^aNeighborhoods were divided into quintiles based on median income from 2001 and 2006 Canada Census data. The 2 lowest quintiles (1 and 2) formed the low-income group, quintiles 3 and 4 formed the middle-income group, and quintile 5 formed the high-income group.

^bBased on tests for trend: Cochran-Armitage or simple linear regression.

^cScore ≥8 indicates a stroke of mild severity.

^dNeuroimaging includes CT and MRI of the brain.

^eCarotid imaging includes carotid Doppler ultrasound, CT angiography, magnetic resonance angiography, and catheter angiography.

^fAntithrombotic therapy includes aspirin, clopidogrel, dipyridamole, and warfarin.