GEMS (n = 916) | HEMS (n = 152) | Total (n = 1068) | Missing | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex, n (%) | 0 | 0.60 | |||
Female | 386 (42.1) | 68 (44.7) | 454 (42.5) | ||
Male | 530 (57.9) | 84 (55.3) | 614 (57.5) | ||
Age, median (IQR) | 67.9 (56.3–77.7) | 69.8 (61.5–76.8) | 68.2 (56.7–77.6) | 0 | 0.22 |
Age, n (%) | 0 | 0.04 | |||
< 18 years | 6 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (0.6) | ||
18–60 years | 304 (33.2) | 36 (23.7) | 340 (31.8) | ||
≥ 61 years | 606 (66.2) | 116 (76.3) | 722 (67.6) | ||
Inter-hospital transfer, n (%) | 0 | 0.001 | |||
No | 759 (82.9) | 141 (92.8) | 900 (84.3) | ||
Yes | 157 (17.1) | 11 (7.2) | 168 (15.7) | ||
Diagnosed with stroke, n (%) | 0 | 0.006 | |||
No | 329 (35.9) | 37 (24.3) | 366 (34.3) | ||
Yes | 587 (64.1) | 115 (75.7) | 702 (65.7) | ||
Thrombolysis, n (%) | 0 | 0.65 | |||
No | 586 (64.0) | 94 (61.8) | 680 (63.7) | ||
Yes | 330 (36.0) | 58 (38.2) | 388 (36.3) | ||
Full-time work, n (%) | 0 | 0.47 | |||
No | 578 (63.1) | 101 (66.5) | 679 (63.6) | ||
Yes | 338 (36.9) | 51 (33.5) | 389 (36.4) | ||
Reduced work ability, n (%) | 0 | 0.50 | |||
Full work ability | 371 (40.5) | 56 (36.8) | 427 (40.0) | ||
Reduced work ability | 45 (4.9) | 7 (4.6) | 52 (4.9) | ||
Involuntary early retirement | 72 (7.9) | 9 (5.9) | 81 (7.6) | ||
Retirement | 378 (41.3) | 74 (48.7) | 452 (42.3) | ||
Voluntary early retirement | 50 (5.5) | 6 (4.0) | 56 (5.2) | ||
Time from contact to triaging neurologist until arrival at the stroke centre (min), median (IQR) | 50 (40–65) | 60 (51–71) | 52 (40–67) | 235 | <0.0001 |
Distance (km), median (IQR) | 63 (46–73) | 97 (71–134) | 64 (47–80) | 177 | <0.0001 |