All stroke (N=1758) | Ischaemic stroke (N=1311) | Haemorrhagic stroke (N=256) | |
---|---|---|---|
Per cent (n) | Per cent (n) | Per cent (n) | |
Demographic characteristics | |||
Age ≥65 years | 63.0 (1108) | 66.3 (869) | 48.4 (124) |
Male | 52.4 (921) | 51.9 (680) | 50.8 (130) |
Current smoker | 32.0 (208) | 32.3 (167) | 27.6 (29) |
Medical history | |||
Hypertension | 64.2 (1106) | 66.0 (853) | 52.8 (131) |
Congestive cardiac failure | 5.8 (99) | 5.8 (75) | 5.3 (13) |
Myocardial infarction | 8.6 (147) | 9.4 (120) | 5.7 (14) |
Transient ischaemic attack | 9.2 (157) | 9.8 (126) | 3.3 (8) |
Arterial fibrillation | 15.8 (270) | 16.7 (214) | 9.8 (24) |
Peripheral vascular disease | 5.0 (86) | 5.4 (69) | 2.4 (6) |
High cholesterol | 30.4 (520) | 32.1 (413) | 18.6 (46) |
Season when stroke occurred | |||
Autumn (September to November) | 24.6 (433) | 24.2 (317) | 27.0 (69) |
Winter (December to February) | 25.7 (451) | 26.3 (345) | 23.0 (59) |
Spring (March to May) | 24.6 (432) | 24.6 (322) | 25.8 (66) |
Summer (June to August) | 25.1 (442) | 24.9 (327) | 24.2 (62) |
Denominators vary due to missing data.