Table 3

Association between hour-of-admission and stroke case-fatality stratified by weekday and weekend*

Hour of admissionWeekday admissions only (n=63072)Weekend admissions only (n=19147)
Adjusted OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)
8:00ReferenceReference
9:000.90 (0.70 to 1.14)1.27 (0.81 to 2.02)
10:001.08 (0.86 to 1.34)1.22 (0.80 to 1.87)
11:000.96 (0.77 to 1.19)1.06 (0.70 to 1.60)
12:000.90 (0.72 to 1.12)1.08 (0.71 to 1.63)
13:000.87 (0.69 to 1.08)0.85 (0.56 to 1.29)
14:000.80 (0.64 to 1.00)0.75 (0.50 to 1.14)
15:000.74 (0.59 to 0.92)0.73 (0.48 to 1.12)
16:000.71 (0.56 to 0.89)0.78 (0.51 to 1.21)
17:000.69 (0.54 to 0.87)0.79 (0.51 to 1.22)
18:000.85 (0.66 to 1.08)0.75 (0.48 to 1.17)
19:000.97 (0.76 to 1.23)0.83 (0.54 to 1.29)
20:001.05 (0.82 to 1.35)0.79 (0.51 to 1.23)
21:001.11 (0.86 to 1.42)0.71 (0.45 to 1.12)
22:001.13 (0.87 to 1.45)0.95 (0.61 to 1.47)
23:001.18 (0.91 to 1.53)1.01 (0.65 to 1.60)
24:001.43 (1.10 to 1.89)1.16 (0.73 to 1.85)
1:001.85 (1.39 to 2.45)1.20 (0.74 to 1.94)
2:001.83 (1.32 to 2.52)1.47 (0.87 to 2.48)
3:001.62 (1.13 to 2.34)1.40 (0.80 to 2.47)
4:001.72 (1.18 to 2.49)1.52 (0.84 to 2.74)
5:001.99 (1.38 to 2.87)1.75 (0.97 to 3.14)
6:001.98 (1.36 to 2.88)2.06 (1.16 to 3.68)*
7:000.94 (0.67 to 1.30)1.47 (0.83 to 2.60)
  • * These analyses are adjusted for all covariates, including attending physician.

  • p Value <0.05.