| All N = 1572 |
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Sociodemographic | Â |
   Age, mean (SD), years | 61.1 ± 12.9 |
   Female | 632 (40) |
   Living alone | 77 (5) |
   Low education (primary only or illiterate) | 820 (52) |
   Main lifetime occupation type |  |
Manual work†| 850 (54) |
None reported | 162 (10) |
Medical history | Â |
   History of hypertension | 1033 (66) |
   History of diabetes mellitus | 122 (8) |
   History of hyperlipidaemia | 143 (9) |
   Prior stroke | 355 (23) |
   Prior coronary artery disease‡ | 150 (10) |
   Current smoker | 399 (25) |
   Regular alcohol consumption§ | 411 (26) |
   Overweight|| | 637 (41) |
Medication history (within one month of stroke onset) | Â |
   Antihypertensive | 730 (46) |
   Antiplatelet | 215 (14) |
   Warfarin | 2 (0.1) |
   Lipid lowering | 36 (2) |
   Hypoglycaemic | 88 (6) |
Clinical features | Â |
   Time from symptom onset to hospital presentation |  |
Median (IQR), hours | 3.5 (1.3,17.0) |
<6 hours | 922 (59) |
Unknown | 29 (2) |
   Transported to hospital by ambulance | 663 (42) |
   Poor GCS score on admission# | 360 (23) |
   Clinical classification - TACS** | 290 (18) |