Table 3 Factors Influencing Early Admission of Patient to the Hospital (≤ 3 hours and > 3 hours), Aydin, 2005
From: Multiple Causes for Delay in Arrival at Hospital in Acute Stroke Patients in Aydin, Turkey
| Factors | ≤ 3 hours | > 3 hours | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | χ2 | P | |
| Age (year), mean ± SD | (n = 67) | 66.50 ± 11.56 | (n = 31) | 70.38 ± 9.40 | -1.633* | 0.106 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 38 | 71.7 | 15 | 28.3 | 0.592 | 0.442 |
| Male | 29 | 64.4 | 16 | 35.6 | ||
| Residence | ||||||
| Urban | 16 | 66.7 | 8 | 33.3 | 0.043 | 0.837 |
| Rural | 51 | 68.9 | 23 | 31.1 | ||
| Education | ||||||
| Illiterate | 38 | 65.5 | 20 | 34.5 | 0.534 | 0.465 |
| Literate | 29 | 72.5 | 11 | 27.5 | ||
| Marrital status | ||||||
| Married | 43 | 67.2 | 21 | 32.8 | 0.119 | 0.730 |
| Single+widow | 24 | 70.6 | 10 | 29.4 | ||
| Occupation | ||||||
| Self-employed | 21 | 63.6 | 12 | 36.4 | 0.629 | 0.730 |
| Paid work | 8 | 66.7 | 4 | 33.3 | ||
| Unemployed | 38 | 71.7 | 15 | 28.3 | ||
| Social Security (public health insurance)(social insurance) | ||||||
| Yes | 61 | 69.3 | 27 | 30.7 | 0.361 | 0.721 |
| No | 6 | 60.0 | 4 | 40.0 | ||
| Self-reported stroke risk factors | ||||||
| Yes | 62 | 68.1 | 29 | 31.9 | 0.033 | 1.000 |
| No | 5 | 71.4 | 2 | 28.6 | ||
| Type of transport to the hospital | ||||||
| Personal car/public trans. | 52 | 63.4 | 30 | 36.6 | 5.697 | 0.017 |
| Ambulance | 15 | 93.8 | 1 | 6.3 | ||
| Day of the week | ||||||
| Weekday | 55 | 67.9 | 26 | 32.1 | 0.047 | 0.829 |
| Weekend | 12 | 70.6 | 5 | 29.4 | ||
| Time of the day | ||||||
| Night | 18 | 72.2 | 7 | 28.0 | 0.205 | 0.651 |
| Daytime | 49 | 67.1 | 24 | 32.9 | ||