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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

  
  1. * %s presented as line percentage ** t value is given