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Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Help seeking behavior and onset-to-alarm time in patients with acute stroke: sub-study of the preventive antibiotics in stroke study

Characteristic

No./No. evaluated (%)

Characteristic

No./No. evaluated (%)

Male

85/161 (53)

Time of stroke onset known

 

Mean age (yrs)

72

 Yes

119/160 (74)

Median pre-stroke mRS (IQR)

0 (0–1)

 No

16/160 (10)

Median NIHSS (IQR)

4 (3–6)

 Wake up

25/160 (16)

 1–4

102/161 (63)

Symptom onset at

 

 5–15

49/161 (30)

 Work

7/161 (4)

 16–20

9/161 (6)

 Home

126/161 (78)

 >20

1/161 (1)

 Other

28/161 (17)

History

 

Diagnosis at admission

 

 Stroke

53/161 (33)

 Ischemic stroke

145/161 (90)

 Smoking

93/161 (58)

 Haemorrhage

12/161 (8)

 Hypertension

81/161 (50)

 TIA

4/161 (3)

 Diabetes

33/161 (21)

Stroke localization

 

 Alcoholism

1/161 (1)

 Left hemisphere

69/161 (43)

Living together

102/157 (65)

 Right hemisphere

73/161 (45)

Bystander present

101/160 (63)

 Posterior circulation

17/161 (11)

  1. mRS modified Rankin Scale, IQR Inter Quartile Range, NIHHS National Institute of Health Stroke Scale, TIA Transient Ischemic Attack