Men | Women | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Sample size | 302 | 196 | 498 | |
Risk factors | ||||
Age – mean (SD) | 66.4 | 73.9 | 69.3 | |
Total cholesterol – mean | 5.04 | 5.91 | 5.39 | |
Smoking – current smokers (%) | 28 | 19 | 24 | |
Hypertension (%) | 46 | 57 | 51 | |
Pre-existing diabetes mellitus (%) | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Pre-existing cerebrovascular disease (%) | 30 | 26 | 29 | |
Pre-existing coronary artery disease (%) | 25 | 16 | 21 | |
Pre-existing cerebrovascular or coronary artery disease (%) | 44 | 34 | 40 | |
Stroke presentation | ||||
Time to blood test (%) | <3 hours | 38 | 35 | 37 |
3–6 hours | 15 | 19 | 17 | |
6–12 hours | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
12–24 hours | 10 | 7 | 9 | |
Awoke with Stroke (<24 hours) | 16 | 14 | 15 | |
Other (<24 hours) | 7 | 11 | 8 | |
OCSP classification (%) | LACI | 21 | 31 | 25 |
TACI | 15 | 21 | 17 | |
PACI | 45 | 35 | 41 | |
POCI | 19 | 13 | 17 | |
NIHSS (%) | <7 | 74 | 68 | 72 |
7–13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | |
14+ | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Treated with i.v. thrombolysis (%) | 20 | 17 | 19 |