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Table 1 Characteristics for patients eligible for analysis

From: Medical dispatchers recognise substantial amount of acute stroke during emergency calls

 

Patients eligible for analysis (n = 2,653)

Recognised (n = 1,756)

Unrecognised (n = 897)

2012, n (%)

1,329 (50.1)

881 (50.2)

448 (49.9)

Male, n (%)

1,381 (52.1)

939 (53.5)

442 (49.3)

Age, median (IQR)

74 y (64–83)

74 y (64–83)

75 y (65–84)

Diurnal variation, n (%)

-Day (07–15)

-Evening (15–23)

-Night (23–07)

1,575 (59.4)

812 (30.6)

266 (10.0)

1,067 (60.8)

529 (30.1)

160 (9.1)

396 (44.2)

378 (42.1)

123 (13.7)

Final ICD-10 diagnosis, n (%)

-DG459

-DI61

-DI63

692 (26.1)

313 (11.8)

1,648 (62.1)

511 (29.1)

158 (9.0)

1,087 (61.9)

181 (20.2)

155 (17.3)

561 (62.5)

  1. Abbreviations: IQR inter quartile range, ICD-10 International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision