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Table 3 A multivariable logistic regression analysis for identifying the predicting factors of hospital delay in stroke patients.

From: Predictors of pre-hospital delay among stroke patients in Yekatit-12 hospital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: unmatched case-control study

Variables

Case: > 4 hr.

n,%

Control: ≤ 4 hr.

n,%

COR,95% CI

AOR, 95%CI

Age

≤ 60

48 (57.8)

73 (44.0)

1.75 (1.03–2.97)

1.75 (1.34–3.09)*

> 60

35 (42.2)

93 (56.0)

1

1

Health Insurance

Yes

32 (38.6)

37 (22.3)

1

1

No

51 (61.4)

129 (77.7)

0.46 (0.26–0.81)

0.43 (0.23–0.8)**

place of living

Out AA

13 (15.7)

8 (4.8)

3.67 (1.45–9.25)

3.55 (1.33–9.46)*

AA

70 (84.3)

158 (95.2)

1

1

stroke time onset

Night

40 (48.2)

60 (36.1)

1.64 (0.96–2.8)

1.75 (1.20–3.10)*

Day

43 (51.8)

106 (63.9)

1

1

Difficulty of speaking

No

26 (31.3)

67 (40.4)

1

1

Yes

57 (68.7)

99 (59.6)

0.67 (0.38–1.18)

1.23 (0.67–2.25)

HTN

No

33 (39.8)

45 (27.1)

1

1

Yes

50 (60.2)

121 (72.9)

1.77 (1.02–3.1)

0.62 (0.34–1.14)

Heart disease

No

61 (73.5)

133 (80.1)

1

1

Yes

22 (26.5)

33 (19.9)

0.69 (0.37–1.28)

1.37 (0.70–2.69)

  1. * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.05 − 0.01 AA: Addis Ababa, HTN: hypertension, AOR: adjusted odds ratio, COR: crud odds ratio, CI: confident interval