Table 1 Demographics of individuals hospitalised with an incident stroke
| Â | All years (1986 to 2001) | 1986 to 1989 | 1998 to 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n = 128,511 | n = 30,836 | n = 32,277 |
Age group: | Â | Â | Â |
<65 years | 23.9 | 23.0 | 25.5 |
65 to 74 years | 26.9 | 27.6 | 25.8 |
75+ years | 49.2 | 49.4 | 48.7 |
Women | 55.4 | 56.6 | 54.0 |
Socioeconomic status: | Â | Â | Â |
1 (least dep.) | 17.0 | 16.7 | 17.7 |
2 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 20.3 |
3 | 18.9 | 18.0 | 19.6 |
4 | 21.1 | 20.9 | 20.8 |
5 (most dep.) | 23.1 | 24.5 | 21.6 |
Comorbidities: | Â | Â | Â |
Diabetes | 8.3 | 6.4 | 10.8 |
Cancer | 6.2 | 4.5 | 7.9 |
Respiratory disease | 6.3 | 4.5 | 8.1 |
Heart failure | 7.7 | 6.6 | 8.2 |
Peripheral arterial disease | 6.2 | 5.6 | 6.6 |
Atrial fibrillation | 9.9 | 5.9 | 14.7 |
Essential hypertension | 15.2 | 8.9 | 24.5 |
Renal failure | 2.2 | 1.3 | 3.4 |
Coronary heart disease | 16.6 | 13.0 | 19.9 |
Rheum/valv heart disease | 2.2 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
Pulm embolism and DVT | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
Depression | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.1 |
Parkinsonism | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
Dementia | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.5 |
Falls and fracture | 8.6 | 7.5 | 9.4 |
Alcohol misuse | 3.0 | 1.7 | 4.4 |