TABLE 1.
Description of the total sample
|
Before lockdown January 1‐March 12 N = 218 |
Lockdown March 12‐April 30 N = 105 |
Total January 1‐April 30 N = 323 |
P‐value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean years (SD) | 73.5 (12.1) | 75.0 (11.9) | 74.0 (12.1) | .31 |
| Age ≥ 80 y, n (%) | 73 (33) | 45 (43) | 118 (37) | .10 |
| Sex, women, n (%) | 99 (45) | 51 (49) | 150 (46) | .59 |
| Living alone, n (%) | 77 (35) | 39 (37) | 116 (36) | .75 |
| NIHSS at admission | ||||
| Median (IQR) | 2 (6) | 2 (6) | 2 (6) | .94 |
| Mean (SD) | 4.2 (6.1) | 5.9 (8.6) | 4.7 (7.1) | .041 |
| NIHSS > 5 at admission, n (%) | 55 (25) | 33 (31) | 88 (27) | .13 |
| Reaching hospital within 4.5 h after onset, n (%) | 102 (47) | 41 (39) | 143 (44) | .18 |
| Proportion of those with ischemic stroke reaching hospital within 4.5 h after onset, n (%) | 65 (45) | 23 (30) | 88 (40) | .029 |
| Proportion of those with ischemic stroke that received thrombolysis, n (%) | 36 (25) | 14 (18) | 50 (29) | .26 |
| Discharge diagnosis, n (%) | ||||
| Ischemic stroke | 143 (66) | 76 (72) | 219 (68) | .22 |
| Hemorrhagic stroke | 29 (13) | 10 (9) | 39 (12) | .18 |
| Transient ischemic attack | 46 (21) | 19 (18) | 65 (20) | .53 |
| Length of hospital stay, mean days (SD) | 5.7 (3.7) | 5.0 (3.7) | 5.5 (3.8) | .10 |
| In‐hospital mortality, n (%) | 12 (6) | 5 (5) | 17 (5) | .34 |
Abbreviation: NIHSS, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale.
*
Lockdown compared to before lockdown.