Table 1 Characteristics of stroke patients
Variables |  | Total (n = 12,559) | ICH (n = 2439) | IS (n = 9555) | SAH (n = 565) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (Years) | Median | 77.4 | 74.6 | 78.4 | 72.0 | <0.001 |
Gender | Female (%) | 5,778 (46.0) | 1,036 (42.5) | 4,421 (46.3) | 321 (56.8) | <0.001 |
Male (%) | 6,780 (54.0) | 1,403 (57.5) | 5,133 (53.7) | 244 (43.2) | ||
Ethnic group | Chinese (%) | 10,202 (81.2) | 2,000 (82.0) | 7,750 (81.1) | 452 (80) | <0.001 |
Malay (%) | 1,326 (10.6) | 283 (11.6) | 975 (10.2) | 68 (12) | ||
Indian (%) | 695 (5.5) | 88 (3.6) | 583 (6.1) | 24 (4.2) | ||
Others (%) | 335 (2.7) | 68 (2.8) | 246 (2.6) | 21 (3.7) | ||
Admitting Year | 2000 | 2649 (21.1) | 583 (23.9) | 1946 (20.4) | 120 (21.2) | <0.001 |
2001 | 2702 (21.5) | 493 (20.2) | 2089 (21.9) | 120 (21.2) | ||
2002 | 2750 (21.9) | 529 (21.7) | 2112 (22.1) | 109 (19.3) | ||
2003 | 2050 (16.3) | 380 (15.6) | 1566 (16.4) | 104 (18.4) | ||
2004 | 2408 (19.2) | 454 (18.6) | 1842 (19.3) | 112 (19.8) | ||
Death | No (%) | 7,320 (58.3) | 1,351 (55.4) | 5,657 (59.2) | 312 (55.2) | <0.001 |
Yes (%) | 5,238 (41.7) | 1,088 (44.6) | 3,897 (40.8) | 253 (44.8) | ||
Stroke recurrence | No (%) | 10,922 (87.0) | 2,221 (91.1) | 8,163 (85.4) | 538 (95.2) | <0.001 |
Yes (%) | 1,636 (13.0) | 218 (8.9) | 1391 (14.6) | 27 (4.8) |