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All (N = 6902) 2005 (n = 3471) 2010 (n = 3431) Age (median) (IQR) 72 (59–81) 72 (59–81) 71 (58–82) Race Black 1355 (20%) 659 (19%) 696 (20%) White 5505 (80%) 2791 (80%) 2714 (79%) Other 42 (1%) 21 (1%) 21 (1%) Sex, female 3906 (57%) 1968 (57%) 1938 (56%) Percentage below poverty ≥20% 754 (11%) 399 (12%) 355 (10%) Care center Academic 1026 (15%) 440 (13%) 586 (17%) Nonacademic 5876 (85%) 3031 (87%) 2845 (83%) ED presentation 6023 (87%) 2955 (85%) 3068 (89%) Insurance Any 6319 (94%) 3159 (95%) 3160 (93%) Self-pay 415 (6%) 172 (5%) 243 (7%) NIHSS (median) (IQR) 3 (1–7) 3 (1–7) 2 (1–6) Case type Hemorrhagic 821 (12%) 427 (12%) 394 (11%) Ischemic 4412 (64%) 2147 (62%) 2265 (66%) TIA 1669 (24%) 897 (26%) 772 (22%) Seen by stroke team or neurologist 4287 (62%) 2006 (58%) 2281 (66%)
Note:—IQR indicates interquartile range; ED, emergency department.
↵a Data are No. (%) unless otherwise indicated.