Risk factors, quality of care and prognosis in South Asian, East Asian and White patients with stroke

Table 3 Emergency department and hospital processes of care for ischemic stroke and ICH, %

Characteristic	East Asian N=513	South Asian N=253	White N=8231	p value
Time to arrival to ER
Median time (h)	5.97	4.9	5.1	0.3
> 6 hours	49.9	47.0	47.3	0.09
2-6 hours	20.1	23.7	18.7
<2 hours	30.0	29.3	34.0
CT scan	99.4	99.2	99.3	0.9
Admission to
Stroke unit	42.2	53.7	51.2	<0.001
ICU	14.9	11.9	11
Stroke team consult	77.8	82.6	78	0.3
Neurosurgery consult	84.6	88.1	84.1	0.3
Occupational therapy	77.5	77.6	78.2	0.9
Physiotherapy	81.4	81.6	82.1	0.9
Speech therapy	64.9	62.7	61.1	0.3
Ischemic stroke
tPA in those presenting within 2hrs	48.5	44.8	36	0.02
Carotid imaging	78.7	77.6	79.4	0.8
Echocardiography	67	69	71.2	0.2
ASA*	92	90.9	92.5	0.7
Warfarin for atrial fibrillation*	64.4	65.4	69.4	0.7