Table 3

Risk factors for prehospital delay among patients

	Univariate analysis		Multivariate analysis
	OR (95% CI)	p value	OR (95% CI)	p value
Knowledge score	0.96 (0.91 to 1.01)	0.221
Attitude 1	0.97 (0.88 to 1.06)	0.558
Attitude 2	0.89 (0.85 to 0.93)	<0.001	0.91 (0.87 to 0.95)	<0.001
Gender
Male	Ref.
Female	1.33 (0.75 to 2.35)	0.314
Age (years)	1.00 (0.98 to 1.03)	0.598
Age groups
<50	Ref.
50–59	1.47 (0.49 to 4.40)	0.484
60–69	1.33 (0.47 to 3.73)	0.582
70–79	1.06 (0.38 to 2.92)	0.898
≥80	4.09 (0.75 to 22.2)	0.103
Education
Primary school and below	Ref.
Junior high school and above	0.75 (0.32 to 1.72)	0.503
Marital status
Married	Ref.
Other (single /divorced /widowed)	1.39 (0.56 to 3.45)	0.468
Average monthly household income
<2000	Ref.
2000–5000	1.09 (0.56 to 2.15)	0.782
5000–10 000	0.82 (0.37 to 1.79)	0.626
>10 000	0.60 (0.17 to 2.12)	0.436
Does the patient have a cohabitant?
Yes	0.41 (0.12 to 1.38)	0.151
No	Ref.
Medical insurance
Has medical insurance	Ref.
No insurance	1.67 (0.20 to 13.6)	0.629
Family history of stroke in addition to the patient
Yes	1.01 (0.57 to 1.78)	0.96
No	Ref.
Wake-up stroke
Yes	Ref.
No	1.24 (0.67 to 2.27)	0.481
Was the first medical facility you sought care from a comprehensive stroke centre?
Yes	0.24 (0.10 to 0.56)	0.001	0.30 (0.12 to 0.71)	0.006
No	Ref.		Ref.
Panic rating	0.90 (0.83 to 0.99)	0.035	0.89 (0.81 to 0.98)	0.027
NIHSS rating
Normal	Ref.		Ref.
Mild stroke	0.55 (0.29 to 1.07)	0.081	0.53 (0.27 to 1.07)	0.08
Moderate stroke	0.43 (0.21 to 0.88)	0.022	0.50 (0.23 to 1.09)	0.084
Moderate to severe/ severe stroke	0.06 (0.00 to 0.76)	0.03	0.14 (0.01 to 1.75)	0.129

Attitude 1, attitude towards stroke; attitude 2, attitude towards prehospital delay.
NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.