Table 2.
Influencing factors for delayed treatment
| Characteristics | ONT |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ≤4.5 h, n = 80 | >4.5 h, n = 172 | ||
| Age, yr, mean | 67.5±12.2 | 70.1±11.8 | 0.134 |
| Male gender, n (%) | 51 (63.8) | 106 (61.6) | 0.736 |
| Education, n (%) | |||
| Elementary education | 15 (18.4) | 64 (37.2) | |
| Secondary education | 46 (57.5) | 94 (54.7) | 0.018 |
| Higher education | 19 (24.1) | 14 (8.1) | |
| Solitary, n (%) | 21 (26.3) | 58 (33.7) | 0.044 |
| Residence, n (%) | |||
| Urban | 59 (73.7) | 105 (61.0) | |
| Rural | 21 (26.3) | 67 (39.0) | <0.001 |
| Onset in daytime (6:00–18:00) | 58 (72.5) | 77 (44.8) | <0.001 |
| Etiology of ischemic stroke, n (%) | |||
| Large artery atherosclerosis | 33 (41.3) | 64 (37.2) | |
| Small artery occlusion | 26 (32.5) | 70 (40.7) | |
| Cardioembolism | 20 (25.0) | 29 (16.9) | 0.011 |
| Other demonstrated cause | 0 | 4 (2.3) | |
| Undetermined cause | 1 (1.2) | 5 (2.9) | |
| NIHSS at admission, median (IQR) | 8 (3–14) | 3 (2–7) | 0.031 |
| Stroke history, n (%) | 19 (24.1) | 36 (21.1) | 0.523 |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 53 (66.3) | 107 (62.2) | 0.278 |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 36 (45.0) | 70 (40.7) | 0.298 |
| Hyperlipidemia, n (%) | 25 (31.3) | 56 (32.6) | 0.776 |
| Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 12 (15.0) | 23 (13.3) | 0.165 |
| Coronary heart disease, n (%) | 12 (15.0) | 27 (15.7) | 0.679 |
| Current smoker, n (%) | 36 (45.0) | 72 (42.0) | 0.108 |
| Regular drinker, n (%) | 32 (40.0) | 63 (36.7) | 0.182 |
| Self-management after onset, n (%) | 8 (10.0) | 118 (68.6) | <0.001 |
| Transported by ambulance, n (%) | 38 (43.7) | 57 (33.1) | 0.018 |
| Post-COVID-19 period, n (%) | 22 (27.5) | 69 (38.9) | 0.015 |
IQR, interquartile range; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; ONT, onset-to needle time.