Table 2 Description of eligible stroke patients and Relative Risk of being appropriately referred to the SU by study group
Patients with confirmed stroke | Eligible patients | Eligible Pts referred to the SU | RR of being appropriately referred to the SU | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | N (%) | N(%) | crude RR | adjusted RR* | 95%CI accounting for clustering | ||
Intention to treat | |||||||
EMS | I° | 553 | 109 (19.7) | 68(62.4) | 3.88 | 4.09 | (1.84, 5.59) |
C° | 404 | 56 (13.9) | 9(16.1) | reference | |||
ER | I | 1004 | 325(32.4) | 38 (11.7) | 0.93 | 0.92 | (0.23, 2.95) |
C | 1010 | 272 (26.9) | 34 (12.5) | reference | |||
Tot | I | 1557 | 434 (27.9) | 106(24.4) | 1.86 | 2.01 | (0.79, 4.00) |
C | 1414 | 328 (23.2) | 43(13.1) | reference | |||
Per Protocol | |||||||
EMS | I | 394 | 88 (22.3) | 67(76.1) | 4.40 | 4.43 | (2.26, 5.45) |
C | 386 | 52 (13.5) | 9(17.3) | reference | |||
ER | I | 485 | 155 (32) | 38(24.5) | 1.87 | 1.92 | (0.78, 3.82) |
C | 967 | 259 (26.8) | 34(13.1) | reference | |||
Tot | I | 879 | 243 (27.6) | 105(43.2) | 3.12 | 3.21 | (1.62, 4.98) |
C | 1353 | 311 (22.4) | 43(13.8) | reference | |||
Metropolitan Area | |||||||
EMS | I | 392 | 88 (22.4) | 67 (76.1) | 2.79 | 2.99 | (1.11, 3.59) |
C | 126 | 22(17.5 | 6(27.3) | reference | |||
ER | I | 485 | 155 (32) | 38(24.5) | 0.81 | 0.58 | (0.31, 0.99) |
C | 209 | 53(25.4) | 16(30.2) | reference | |||
Tot | I | 877 | 243(27.7) | 105(43.2) | 1.47 | 1.86 | (0.64, 2.93) |
C | 335 | 75(22.4) | 22(29.3) | reference | |||