Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients

No of centers

255

No of patients, n

180,887

149,001

31,886

Age, y

<.0001

 Mean (SD)

72.0 (13.4)

72.1 (13.3)

71.6 (14.0)

 Median (IQR)

74 (64 – 82)

74 (64 – 82)

74 (63 – 82)

Age categories, y, %

<.0001

  < 65

25.8

25.4

27.3

 65-74

24.6

24.8

23.9

 75-84

32.6

32.8

31.5

  ≥ 85

17.0

16.9

17.3

Stroke subtype, %

<.0001

 IS

66.4

67.5

61.5

 ICH

6.3

4.9

13.0

 TIA

25.9

26.7

22.2

other (unclassified, SAH)

1.4

0.9

3.3

Women, %

49.1

48.9

50.4

<.0001

 Atrial fibrillation

25.8

26.0

24.7

<.0001

 Diabetes mellitus

26.5

26.8

25.2

<.0001

 Hypertension

82.6

83.2

79.5

<.0001

 Previous stroke

24.6

24.9

23.1

<.0001

 Hyperlipidemia

51.1

52.8

43.4

<.0001

Thrombolysis after IS, %

14.6

15.3

10.9

<.0001

Interval onset admission, hours, %^a

<.0001

  < =2

20.7

21.7

15.9

  > 2-3

9.2

9.7

6.9

  > 3-6

15.3

16.0

11.9

  > 6-24

16.2

17.1

12.2

  > 24-48

5.7

5.7

5.6

  > 48

9.2

7.0

19.8

 unknown

23.8

22.9

27.7

 Paresis

55.3

55.9

52.2

<.0001

 Aphasia

27.5

27.4

28.2

0.0065

 Dysarthria

34.6

35.2

31.5

<.0001

 Disturbed level of consciousness

9.0

6.9

18.6

<.0001

NIHSS on admission,

 Median (IQR)

3 (1-7)

3 (1-7)

3 (1-10)

<.0001

NIHSS on admission, %

<.0001

  < 4

55.5

55.6

55.1

 4-15

35.0

36.4

27.9

  > 15

9.5

8.0

17.0

Day of admission

<.0001

 Weekday

73.7

73.1

76.3

 Weekend

26.3

26.9

23.7

Length of stay, days

<.0001

 Mean (SD)

8.8 (7.3)

8.7 (6.9)

9.5 (9.0)

 Median (IQR)

7 (4-11)

7 (4-11)

7 (4-12)