Table 1 Demographics of patients with and without prenotification

Male

469 (64.5 %)

104 (51.7 %)

0.001

Mean age, years

69.0 ± 15.1

70.6 ± 16.2

0.204

 Prior ischemic stroke

112 (15.4 %)

39 (19.4 %)

0.174

 Hypertension

426 (58.6 %)

113 (56.2 %)

0.545

 Hypercholesterolemia

72 (9.9 %)

33 (12.4 %)

0.001

 Cardiac disease

167 (23.0 %)

69 (34.3 %)

0.001

 Chronic renal disease

11 (1.5 %)

6 (3.0 %)

0.229

 Diabetes mellitus

140 (19.3 %)

46 (22.9 %)

0.255

 Malignancy

35 (4.8 %)

12 (6.0 %)

0.508

 Alcohol intake in last 2 years

32 (4.4 %)

8 (4.0 %)

0.795

 Smoking in last 2 years

78 (10.7 %)

15 (7.5 %)

0.172

 Median NIHSS score

16 (9–22)

12.5 (8–18)

0.081

 Hemorrhagic stroke

250 (34.4 %)

66 (32.8 %)

<0.001

 Ischemic stroke

433 (59.6 %)

105 (52.2 %)

 Transient ischemic attack

44 (6.1 %)

30 (14.9 %)