Table 1.

Clinical characteristics, process times, and stroke etiologies of the study population.

	Telestroke (n = 104)	Stroke center (n = 48)	p-value
Demographics
Gender, male, n (%)	52 (50)	24 (50)	1.0
Age, years, mean ±σ	73.3 ± 12.7	75.5 ± 11.4	0.32
Initial stroke severity, median (IQR)
NIHSS	8 (9)	6.5 (6.8)	0.28
ASPECTS	10 (1)	10 (1)	0.99
Clinical baseline values, $\overline{\text{x}}$ ±σ
Serum glucose, mmol/L	7.1 ± 2.7	7.1 ± 2.4	0.85
Initial systolic blood pressure	167 ± 31.3	170 ± 34	0.55
Initial diastolic blood pressure	87 ± 27	89 ± 21.5	0.36
Pre-IVT systolic blood pressure	160 ± 29	156 ± 26	0.24
Pre-IVT diastolic blood pressure	83 ± 19	81 ± 15.8	0.55
Vascular risk factors, n (%)
Previous ischemic stroke	23 (22.1)	13 (27.1)	0.50
Arterial hypertension	92 (88.5)	44 (91.7)	0.55
Diabetes mellitus type II	44 (42.3)	23 (47.9)	0.52
Hyperlipidemia	78 (75)	39 (81.3)	0.40
Atrial fibrillation	29 (27.9)	15 (31.3)	0.67
Smoking	17 (16.3)	5 (12.5)	0.54
Pre-medication, n (%)
Antiplatelet therapy	44 (42.7)	14 (29.2)	0.11
Anticoagulation	3 (2.9)	4 (8.3)	0.21
Large vessel occlusion, n (%)
Any	8 (7.7)	20 (41.7)	<0.0001
Terminal internal carotid artery	3 (2.9)	4 (8.3)
Middle cerebral artery	4 (3.9)	12 (25)
Basilar artery	0 (0)	1 (2.1)
Other	1 (1)	3 (6.3)
Process times, median (IQR)
Door-to-imaging, min	17 (24)	18 (20)	0.40
Door-to-needle, min	74 (57)	67 (39.5)	0.20
Onset-to-treatment, min	210 (45)	228 (58)	0.02
Door-to-consult, min	18 (23)	–
Teleconsult duration, min*	10 (13)	–
Stroke etiology, n (%)
Toast classification			<0.0001
Large-artery atherosclerosis	8 (7.7)	20 (41.7)
Small-vessel occlusion	9 (8.7)	4 (8.3)
Cardioembolism	20 (19.2)	17 (35.4)
Other determined etiology	1 (1)	1 (2.1)
Undetermined etiology	66 (63.5)	2 (4.2)
Stroke mimics	3 (2.9)	-	0.55

σ, standard deviation; $\overline{x}$, mean; IQR, interquartile range; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; mRS, modified Rankin Scale.

^*According to data from 42 telestroke patients.