Table 3 Comparison of factors between the comprehensive stroke centre and primary care centre

Number of patients, n

343

116

Age at admission, mean (SD)

68.61 (13.15)

71.50 (13.10)

t-test

0.041

Admission by emergency services, n (%)

174 (50.72)

35 (30.17)

chi-square

< 0.001

Hesitated before asking for help, n (%)^a

121 (35.27)

56 (50.45)

chi-square

0.004

Self-observation of stroke symptoms, n (%)^a

134 (39.30)

48 (41.74)

chi-square

0.644

Talked about stroke with friends/relatives who had previously had a stroke, n (%)^a

79 (47.02)

27 (55.10)

chi-square

0.320

 Awareness of time-window, n (%)

65 (18.95)

19 (16.38)

chi-square

0.536

 Awareness of treatment regimens, n (%)

90 (26.24)

13 (11.21)

chi-square

0.001

Number of risk factors, median (IQR)

2 (1–4)

2 (1–3)

Mann–Whitney-U-test

0.816

NIHSS at admission, median (IQR)

3 (1–6)

1 (0–3)

Mann–Whitney-U-test

< 0.001

mRS at admission, median (IQR)

2 (1–3)

2 (1–3)

Mann–Whitney-U-test

0.001