Table 1 Comparison between both genders regarding stroke demographics

Age^*

65 (55–71)

62 (54–69)

< 0.001

Atrial Fibrillation (admission/past history)

19.8%

8.7%

< 0.001

Hypertension (admission/past history)

69.6%

60.6%

< 0.001

Diabetes (admission/past history)

47.9%

46.4%

0.4

Hyperlipidemia (admission/past history)

9.7%

9.5%

0.9

Current Smoker

2.2%

18.8%

< 0.001

PreviousStrokeEarlierThan3Months

9.7%

10.4%

0.5

Previous TIA

1.4%

1.5%

0.8

Congestive Heart Failure

2.1%

2.6%

0.4

Vascular Disease

10.1%

13.1%

0.005

Glucose (mg/dl) *

160 (122–212)

160 (121–215)

0.811

Cholesterol (mg/dl) *

192 (154–229)

183 (146–219)

0.001

NIHSS admission*

7 (4–12)

6 (3–10)

< 0.001

NIHSS discharge*

4 (2–7)

3 (2–6)

< 0.001

Type of stroke:

Ischemic stroke

85.6%

86.6%

0.3

Hemorrhagic Stroke

7.1%

7.7%

0.4

TIA

2.4%

2.4%

1

Subarachnoid hemorrhage

5%

3.3%

0.003

Acute Intervention/treatment

Conservative

82.8%

82.1%

0.5

IVT

15.2%

16.7%

0.1

MT

1.2%

1%

0.5

IVT, MT

0.8%

0.2%

0.002

Onset to door (minutes)*

492 (240–1440)

534 (240–1400)

0.9

Onset to needle (minutes)*

160 (120–210)

179 (120–210)

0.3

Door to needle (minutes)*

40 (30–60)

45 (30–60)

0.2

mRS* 3 months (favorable outcome)

47.3%

56.1%

< 0.001