Table 3

Time metrics and clinical outcomes between the true off-hour group and the true on-hour group

VariableOverall n=595True off-hour n=394True on-hour n=201Adjusted ß coefficient/OR (95% CI)*P value
Onset to door, min, median (IQR)131.0 (60.0–230.0)124.5 (60.0–218.2)146.0 (73.5–240.0)−15.56 (−35.78 to 4.65)0.131
Door to imaging, min, median (IQR)22.0 (12.0–32.0)22.0 (11.8–32.2)23.0 (12.0–30.5)−0.37 (−4.30 to 3.56)0.855
Door to puncture, min, median (IQR)120.0 (76.0–164.0)125.0 (80.0–170.2)116.0 (67.0–150.0)12.17 (−1.20 to 25.55)0.074
Puncture to reperfusion, min, median (IQR)100.0 (74.0–143.0)100.0 (71.0–144.2)103.0 (78.5–140.5)−0.57 (−10.93 to 9.79)0.914
Onset to puncture, min, median (IQR)270.0 (203.0–348.0)265.5 (200.0–345.0)271.0 (210.0–359.0)−3.39 (−24.78 to 17.99)0.755
Onset to reperfusion, min, median (IQR)374.0 (300.0–470.0)374.5 (294.0–463.8)372.0 (312.0–485.5)−5.10 (−29.14 to 18.94)0.677
Successful reperfusion, n (%)494 (83.0)327 (83.0)167 (83.1)0.96 (0.60 to 1.54)0.878
Symptomatic ICH, n (%)95 (16.0)65 (16.5)30 (14.9)1.20 (0.73 to 1.95)0.474
Asymptomatic ICH, n (%)186 (31.3)126 (32.0)60 (29.9)1.13 (0.77 to 1.65)0.525
Mortality in hospital, n (%)141 (23.7)96 (24.4)45 (22.4)1.28 (0.82 to 2.00)0.281
90-day mRS score, median (IQR)3.0 (1.0–6.0)3.0 (1.0–6.0)3.0 (2.0–6.0)0.97 (0.71 to 1.32)0.848
Favourable outcome, n (%)252 (42.4)169 (42.9)83 (41.3)0.95 (0.65 to 1.40)0.790
Mortality at 90 days, n (%)154 (25.9)101 (25.6)53 (26.4)1.09 (0.71 to 1.67)0.692
  • Reference: patients who presented or get treated during the on-hour period.

  • *Time metrics were adjusted for gender, glucose level, current smoking, baseline National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score, intravenous thrombolysis, local anaesthesia. Other clinical outcomes were adjusted for gender, glucose level, current smoking, baseline NIHSS score, intravenous thrombolysis, local anaesthesia, onset to door time and door to puncture time.

  • ICH, intracranial haemorrhage; mRS, modified Rankin Scale.;