Table 2.

Factors associated with seeking medical attention during the Covid-19 pandemic.

	Univariate analysis	P	Multivariate analysis	P
	OR (95% CI)		OR (95% CI)
Age	0.98 (0.93, 1.03)	0.407	0.95 (0.9, 1.01)	0.076
Gender (Female vs. Male)	0.56 (0.22, 1.39)	0.211	0.25 (0.07, 0.88)	0.03
Drinking habit	0.75 (0.28, 2.03)	0.571	0.35 (0.1, 1.25)	0.105
Smoking habit	0.65 (0.25, 1.69)	0.38	0.34 (0.1, 1.11)	0.074
Past medical history
Hypertension	1.13 (0.41, 3.08)	0.814	1.57 (0.49, 5.05)	0.449
Diabetes	0.56 (0.21, 1.52)	0.258	0.41 (0.14, 1.25)	0.119
Previous stroke	2.97 (1.22, 7.24)	0.017	2.89 (1.07, 7.84)	0.037
Cancer of any type	1.2 (0.24, 0.6)	0.828	1.57 (0.27, 9.11)	0.62
Manifestation of the suspected TIA
BP higher than 140/90 mmHg	1.39 (0.46, 4.18)	0.56	1.3 (0.38, 4.44)	0.68
Motor weakness in two limbs or in one limb and the face	1.53 (0.64, 3.68)	0.34	0.94 (0.33, 2.68)	0.91
Aphasia or dysarthria	6.17 (1.93, 19.67)	0.002	4.25 (1.12, 16.08)	0.033
Visual-field defect or monocular blindness	1.82 (0.76, 4.34)	0.18	2.71 (0.97, 7.61)	0.058
Sensory deficit in two limbs or in one limb and the face	1.14 (0.46, 2.78)	0.781	0.87 (0.31, 2.45)	0.79
Two or more of the above symptoms	2.57 (1.07, 6.18)	0.035	1.7 (0.61, 4.75)	0.312
Dual attack within 1 week	6.61 (2.61, 16.73)	<0.001	6.42 (2.23, 18.52)	0.001
Duration of the symptom (more than 1 h)	7.91 (1.25, 50.12)	0.028	7.24 (0.99, 53.08)	0.052
The stroke risk of the suspected TIA
ABCD2	1.19 (0.91, 1.56)	0.213	1.08 (0.78, 1.51)	0.642
ABCD3	1.36 (1.01, 1.68)	0.005	1.35 (1.03, 1.78)	0.03

BP, blood pressure; TIA, transient ischemic attack; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; Age, ABCD2, and ABCD3 as continuous variable; Multivariate analysis adjusted for age, gender, drinking habits, smoking habits, hypertension, diabetes, previous stroke, and cancer of any type. Bold values are statistically significantly.