Table 1.

Characteristics of 278 patients assessed in the morning versus afternoon

	Morning (n = 113)	Afternoon (n = 165)	p value
Age, years, mean (SD)	78.12 (5.65)	78.19 (5.51)	0.925
mRS at 1 month >1	34 (30.1)	46 (29.1)	0.483
Low education	62 (54.9)	95 (57.6)	0.373
Diagnosis, n (%)
TIA	76 (67.3)	101 (61.2)	0.352
Stroke	30 (26.5)	46 (27.9)
Non–vascular	7 (6.2)	18 (10.9)
Risk factors, n (%)
History of hypertension	68 (60.2)	112 (67.9)	0.117
History of diabetes	18 (15.9)	24 (14.5)	0.439
History of hyperlipidaemia	42 (37.5)	57 (35.4)	0.410
History of smoking	64 (57.1)	78 (48.1)	0.090
Atrial fibrillation	12 (10.6)	28 (17)	0.094

Data are number (%) unless otherwise stated. mRS, modified Rankin Scale; Low education, education ≤12 years.