Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of all ischemic stroke patients.
| Stroke center | Stroke unit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office hours | Non-office hours | Office hours | Non-office hours | |
| Patients, n (%) | 11,844 (48.7) | 12,471 (51.3) | 3919 (52.4) | 3554 (47.6) |
| Demographics | ||||
| Age, years, median [IQR] | 75 [65−83] | 75 [63−83] | 76 [66−84] | 75 [63−83] |
| Male sex, n (%) | 6739 (57.0) | 7145 (57.4) | 2170 (55.5) | 2036 (57.3) |
| Independent prior to stroke (pre-mRS 0–2), median[IQR] | 9091 (88.1) | 9745 (88.9) | 2909 (89.3) | 2657 (90.0) |
| Stroke characteristics | ||||
| NIHSS, median [IQR] | 4 [1−9] | 4 [2−11] | 3 [1−6] | 3 [1−7] |
| NIHSS, patients with acute reperfusion therapy, median [IQR] | 9 [4−16] | 9 [5−16] | 6 [3−11] | 6 [4−12] |
| Onset-to-admission time, min, median [IQR] | 276 [86−982] | 208 [81−645] | 510 [108−1330] | 238 [85−766] |
| Medical history | ||||
| Hypertension, n (%) | 8676 (74.7) | 8996 (73.5) | 2863 (76.9) | 2560 (75.9) |
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 2347 (20.2) | 2495 (20.4) | 802 (21.5) | 752 (22.3) |
| Coronary artery disease, n (%) | 2040 (17.7) | 2217 (18.2) | 598 (16.8) | 610 (18.8) |
| Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 3031 (24.8) | 2791 (24.0) | 816 (22.0) | 779 (23.2) |
| Prior stroke, n (%) | 2168 (18.7) | 2274 (18.6) | 657 (17.7) | 617 (18.3) |
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg, median [IQR] | 153 [137−172] | 155 [138−175] | 160 [140−180] | 160 [141−180] |
| Glucose, mmol/l, median [IQR] | 6.3 [5.5−7.6] | 6.5 [5.7−7.9] | 6.3 [5.5−7.6] | 6.5 [5.7−8.0] |
| Medication | ||||
| Prior anticoagulation, n (%) | 1755 (21.7) | 1872 (22.0) | 486 (17.8) | 477 (19.5) |