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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population

From: Socioeconomic disparities in prehospital stroke care

Variable

Total study population (n = 3006)

Age (mean ± SD)

75.4 ± 13.1

Female sex, n (%)

1479 (49.2)

Low SES, n (%)

1155 (38.4)

Intermediate SES, n (%)

1088 (36.2)

High SES, n (%)

763 (25.4)

Stroke, n (%)

2219 (73.8)

Contacted EMCC, n (%)

1943 (64.6)

Transported by ambulance, n (%)

1882 (62.6)

  1. SES indicates socioeconomic status and EMCC indicates emergency medical communication centre