Table 2 Baseline characteristics of study population.

Age (year)

67.89 ± 15.88

60.38 ± 18.77

<0.001 ^a

Gender (Male)

232 (54.4%)

944 (53%)

0.62 ^b

Transfer by EMS

244(57.3%)

775(43.5%)

<0.001^b

 Temperature (⁰C)

37.22 ± 0.83

37.26 ± 0.80

0.32 ^a

 Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

120.62±29.35

128.2±26.55

<0.001 ^a

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

74.58±18.13

78.18±16.25

<0.001 ^a

 MAP (mmHg)

89.92 ± 20.84

94.85 ± 18.43

<0.001 ^a

 Pulse Rate (beats/min)

100.18 ± 21.66

93.09 ± 19.53

<0.001 ^a

 Respiratory Rate (per min)

22.08 ± 7.22

19.82 ± 5.24

<0.001 ^a

 Peripheral oxygen saturation (%)

90.45±6.93

94.72±5.14

<0.001 ^a

 Abnormal ECG

48(11.26%)

65(3.6%)

<0.001^b

 Ventilation support

93 (21.8%)

30 (1.68%)

<0.001^b

 Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)

13.51 ± 2.15

14.64 ± 1.00

<0.001 ^a

 Coma without intoxication or overdose

23 (5.3%)

10 (0.56%)

<0.001^b

 Altered mental status without coma

145 (34.03%)

177 (9.94%)

<0.001^b

  -Alert

258 (60.5%)

1592(89%)

<0.001^c

  -Voice Responsive

119 (27.9%)

160 (8.9%)

  -Pain Responsive

26 (6.1%)

17 (1%)

  -Unconscious

23 (5.39%)

10 (0.5%)

 Unable to stand unaided

59 (13.84%)

127 (7.13%)

<0.001^b

 Diabetes

114 (26.7%)

444 (24.9%)

0.457 ^b

 New stroke on presentation

16 (3.75%)

23 (1.29 %)

<0.001^b

 Breathless on presentation

5 (1.17%)

15 (0.84%)

0.567 ^b

 Urea (mg/dL)

113.18 ± 90.99

66.54 ± 59.68

<0.001 ^a

 Creatinine (mg/dL)

2.50 ± 2.53

1.94 ± 2.34

<0.001 ^a

 Sodium (mEq/L)

136.16 ± 8.08

136.59 ± 6.30

0.3 ^a

 Potassium (mEq/L)

4.58 ± 1.17

4.29 ± 0.88

<0.001 ^a

 Albumin (gr/dL)

3.27 ± 0.67

3.61 ± 0.55

<0.001 ^a

 White Blood Cell (10⁹/L)

14.05 ± 13.18

11.38 ± 13.92

<0.001 ^a

 Hemoglobin (gr/dL)

11.76±5.61

12.11±11.73

0.558

 Platelet (10⁹/L)

206.45 ± 143.14

226.93 ± 130.44

0.01 ^a

 SCS

6.71±3.53

4.08±3.02

<0.001 ^a

 WPS

4.52±2.66

2.44±2.07

<0.001 ^a

 RASP

2.64±2.15

1.47±1.67

<0.001 ^a

 REMS

7.79±3.48

5.48±3.37

<0.001 ^a

 MEWS

3.53±2.65

1.84±2.10

<0.001 ^a

 RLD

145.73±91.7

105.53±60.57

<0.001 ^a