Table 5 Stroke subtypes in white and black stroke populations
Black stroke patients (n = 1200) n (%) | White stroke patients (n = 1200) n (%) | Black Caribbean stroke patients (n = 809) n (%) | Black African stroke patients (n = 391) n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intracerebral haemorrhage, n (%) | 160 (13.3) | 115 (9.6) | 93 (11.5) | 67 (17.1) |
Large vessel disease, n (%) | 109 (9.1) | 159 (13.3) | 69 (8.5) | 40 (10.2) |
Intracranial, n (%) | 44 (3.7) | 13 (1.1) | 21 (2.6) | 23 (5.9) |
Extracranial, n (%) | 65 (5.4) | 146 (12.2) | 48 (5.9) | 17 (4.3) |
Small vessel disease, n (%) | 328 (27.3) | 141 (11.8) | 216 (26.7) | 112 (28.6) |
Cardioembolic, n (%) | 220 (18.3) | 390 (32.5) | 167 (20.6) | 53 (13.6) |
Tandem, n (%) | 43 (3.6) | 68 (5.7) | 29 (3.6) | 14 (3.6) |
Other cause, n (%) | 57 (4.8) | 48 (4.0) | 39 (4.8) | 18 (4.6) |
Ischaemic unknown, n (%) | 283 (23.6) | 279 (23.3) | 196 (24.2) | 87 (22.3) |