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Table 2 Stroke Risk Factors among Patients with a Comparison between Groups for Early and Delayed Arrival

From: Evaluation of stroke pre-hospital management in Lebanon from symptoms onset to hospital arrival and impact on patients’ status at discharge: a pilot study

Stroke Risk Factors

 

ODT

 

p-value

 

N (%)

Early 79/93 (85%)

Late 14/93 (15%)

Diabetes

   

0.009

 Yes

37/93 (39.8%)

27/37 (73.0%)

10/37 (27.0%)

 

 No

56/93 (60.2%)

52/56 (92.9%)

4/56 (7.1%)

 

Hypertension

   

0.536

 Yes

63/93 (67.7%)

52/63 (82.5%)

11/63 (17.5%)

 

 No

30/93 (32.3%)

27/30 (90.0%)

3/30 (10.0%)

 

Atrial fibrillation

   

1.000

 Yes

5/93 (5.4%)

5/5 (100.0%)

0/5 (0.0%)

 

 No

88/93 (94.6%)

74/88 (84.1%)

14/88 (15.9%)

 

Hyperlipidemia

   

0.716

 Yes

17/93 (18.3%)

14/17 (82.4%)

3/17 (17.6%)

 

 No

76/93 (81.7%)

65/76 (85.5%)

11/76 (14.5%)

 

Kidney failure

   

1.000

 Yes

2/93 (2.2%)

2/2 (100.0%)

0/2 (0.0%)

 

 No

91/93 (97.8%)

77/91 (84.6%)

14/91 (15.4%)

 

Smoking

   

0.609

 Yes

71/93 (76.3%)

63/71(88.7%)

8/71 (11.3%)

 

 No

22/93 (23.7%)

16/22 (72.7%)

6/22 (27.3%)

 

Heart Failure

   

1.000

 Yes

7/93 (7.5%)

7/7 (100%)

0/7 (0%)

 

 No

86/93 (92.5%)

72/86 (83.7%)

14/86 (16.3%)

 

Family history of stroke

   

0.608

 Yes

11/93 (11.8%)

8/11 (72.7%)

3/11 (27.3%)

 

 No

82/93 (88.2%)

71/82 (86.6%)

11/82 (13.4%)

 

Disabling Symptoms

 Yes

48/93 (51.6%)

43/48 (89.6%)

5/48 (10.4%)

0.197

 No

45/93 (48.3%)

36/45 (80%)

9/45 (20%)

 

Previous Stroke

 Yes

25/93 (26.8%)

19/25 (76%)

6/25 (24%)

0.190

 No

68/93 (73.1%)

60/68 (88.2%)

8/68 (11.7%)

 

mRS at arrival

    

No or slight symptoms

20/93 (21.5%)

17/20 (85%)

3/20 (15%)

1.000

Moderate to severe

73/93 (78.5%)

62/73 (84.9%)

11/73 (15.1%)

 

Final Diagnosis

 Not stroke

21/93 (22.5%)

19/21 (90.5%)

2/21 (9.5%)

 

 TIA

18/93(19.3%)

16/18 (88.9%)

2/18 (11.1%)

0.764

 Acute Hemorrhagic stroke

11/93 (11.8%)

9/11 (81.8%)

2/11 (18.2%)

 

 Ischemic stroke

43/93 (46.2%)

35/43 (81.4%)

8/43 (18.6%)

 
  1. ODT Onset to door time