Patient characteristics before and after JUST score implementation
| Variables | Before JUST score (n=2735) | After JUST score (n=2406) | P value |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 70.0 (17.7) | 71.5 (16.7) | 0.002 |
| Men, n (%) | 1426 (52.1) | 1290 (53.6) | 0.29 |
| Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg, mean (SD) | 157.0 (35.0) | 159.6 (34.3) | 0.007 |
| Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg, mean (SD) | 85.6 (22.5) | 88.2 (21.9) | <0.0001 |
| JUST score use, n (%) | – | 1484 (61.7) | – |
| Final diagnosis | |||
| LVO, n (%) | 140 (5.1) | 186 (7.7) | <0.0001 |
| ICH, n (%) | 394 (14.4) | 405 (16.8) | |
| SAH, n (%) | 120 (4.4) | 109 (4.5) | |
| CI, n (%) | 615 (22.5) | 567 (23.6) | |
| No stroke, n (%) | 1466 (53.6) | 1139 (47.3) | |
| Success of the first request to hospital, n (%) | 2088 (76.3) | 1917 (79.7) | 0.004 |
| On-scene time-min, median (IQR) | 18 (14–23) | 17 (14–23) | 0.69 |
| Transport time-min, median (IQR) | 10 (6–15) | 10 (6–15) | 0.87 |
CI, cerebral infarction other than LVO ; ICH, intracranial hemorrhage; IQR, interquartile range; JUST, Japan Urgent Stroke Triage; LVO, large vessel occlusion; SAH, subarachnoid hemorrhage.;