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Table 1 Baseline characteristics and responses to stroke among residents recognizing stroke by demographic, and socio-economic variables

From: Barriers from calling ambulance after recognizing stroke differed in adults younger or older than 75 years old in China

 

40–74 age group Responses to stroke, N (%)

75–99 age group Responses to stroke, N (%)

Variables

Self-observation at home

Wait for family

Call EMS

Self-observation at home

Wait for family

Call EMS

Sex

 Male

1858 (3.1)

19,424 (32.2)

38,988 (64.7)

313 (3.2)

3237 (33.4)

6141 (63.4)

 Female

2054 (2.8)

22,647 (31.3)

47,688 (65.9)

425 (3.8)

3720 (32.9)

7156 (63.3)

Site

 Urban

2301 (3.4)

15,835 (23.2)

50,155 (73.4)

360 (3.4)

2909 (27.3)

7401 (69.3)

 Rural

1611 (2.5)

26,236 (40.8)

36,521 (56.7)

378 (3.7)

4048 (39.2)

5896 (57.1)

Regions

 North + Northeast

143 (1.4)

3075 (30.1)

6991 (68.5)

16 (1.7)

291 (31.0)

633 (67.3)

 East

1136 (2.7)

12,447 (30.1)

27,800 (67.2)

193 (3.5)

1796 (32.2)

3585 (64.2)

 Central

1797 (4.4)

12,645 (30.6)

26,842 (65.0)

354 (4.9)

2346 (32.2)

4582 (62.9)

 South

429 (3.2)

5108 (37.6)

8039 (59.2)

72 (2.1)

1019 (29.3)

2382 (68.6)

 Southwest

254 (1.7)

3712 (25.3)

10,698 (73.0)

64 (3.0)

687 (31.9)

1404 (65.1)

 Northwest

153 (1.3)

5084 (44.1)

6306 (54.6)

39 (2.5)

818 (52.2)

711 (45.3)

Education

  ≤ Primary

1286 (2.5)

21,065 (40.9)

29,192 (56.6)

426 (3.1)

4802 (34.9)

8527 (62.0)

 Middle/High school

2361 (3.3)

19,060 (26.5)

50,583 (70.2)

288 (4.6)

1842 (29.4)

4144 (66.0)

  ≥ College

265 (2.9)

1945 (21.4)

6900 (75.7)

24 (2.5)

312 (32.5)

624 (65.0)

Annual Incomea, US $

  < 731

911 (2.8)

14,958 (46.5)

16,314 (50.7)

253 (3.1)

3252 (40.2)

4588 (56.7)

 731–2923

1322 (2.9)

15,076 (32.7)

29,705 (64.4)

229 (3.7)

2013 (32.1)

4019 (64.2)

  > 2923

1679 (3.1)

12,001 (22.1)

40,653 (74.8)

256 (3.8)

1688 (25.5)

4685 (70.7)

Living Statusb

 Alone

87 (3.0)

772 (26.3)

2075 (70.7)

38 (2.7)

424 (29.8)

960 (67.5)

 With spouse

3501 (2.9)

38,976 (31.8)

79,941 (65.3)

569 (3.5)

5414 (33.5)

10,175 (63.0)

 With others

317 (4.6)

2241 (32.6)

4326 (62.8)

128 (3.8)

1104 (33.0)

2111 (63.2)

Children number

 0

29 (2.6)

300 (26.9)

785 (70.5)

3 (2.7)

36 (32.1)

73 (65.2)

 1

1376 (3.3)

8712 (20.8)

31,818 (75.9)

115 (6.6)

541 (30.9)

1096 (62.5)

 2–3

1887 (2.4)

28,847 (36.4)

48,514 (61.2)

388 (3.1)

3969 (31.8)

8110 (65.1)

  ≥ 4

619 (6.1)

4176 (41.0)

5383 (52.9)

232 (3.5)

2407 (36.3)

3999 (60.2)

Stroke in others c

 No

2787 (2.6)

34,582 (32.4)

69,340 (65.0)

513 (3.1)

5545 (33.0)

10,729 (63.9)

 Yes

1125 (4.3)

7488 (28.9)

17,336 (66.8)

225 (5.3)

1412 (33.6)

2568 (61.1)

Avenuesd

 1

1790 (2.9)

24,059 (38.9)

35,987 (58.2)

355 (3.6)

3942 (39.8)

5605 (56.6)

 2–3

2034 (3.2)

16,518 (26.3)

44,341 (70.5)

374 (3.6)

2817 (27.1)

7203 (69.3)

 4–6

88 (1.1)

1471 (18.6)

6346 (80.3)

9 (1.3)

194 (28.0)

489 (70.7)

Family history of stroke

 No

3127 (2.7)

36,348 (31.3)

76,533 (66.0)

562 (3.1)

5975 (33.0)

11,595 (63.9)

 Yes

183 (2.0)

2501 (26.5)

6739 (71.5)

23 (2.3)

340 (34.4)

625 (63.3)

 Unknown

600 (8.5)

3159 (44.4)

3350 (47.1)

153 (8.2)

636 (34.2)

1072 (57.6)

History of CVDe

 No

3839 (3.0)

40,812 (31.8)

83,761 (65.2)

714 (3.6)

6563 (33.1)

12,533 (63.3)

 Yes

71 (1.7)

1229 (29.4)

2875 (68.9)

24 (2.1)

391 (33.3)

758 (64.6)

  1. aPersonal annual income
  2. bWith spouse includes living with spouse or both spouse and children; With others includes living with children, living in nursing home, and with other people. Those with other type of living status were classified as missing data
  3. cRelatives or colleagues who have suffered an acute stroke
  4. dNumber of avenues taken to learn about acute stroke
  5. eCVD denotes cerebral vascular disease, including ischemic stroke, transient ischemic anemia, cerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage