Table 2 Demographic characteristics
From: Temporal trends in stroke admissions in Denmark 1997–2009
Stroke population | Control population | |
|---|---|---|
N = 167840 | N = 3433729 | |
Age (years) | 71.9 ± 13.2 | 54.4 ± 16.3 |
Gender (% women) | 50.0% | 51.5% |
Heart failure | 19723 (11.6%) | 113840 (3.3%) |
Ischemic heart disease | 27446 (16.4%) | 154833 (4.5%) |
Anemia | 9231 (5.5%) | 52759 (1.5%) |
Cancer | 25259 (15.1%) | 239197 (7.0%) |
COPD | 11347 (6.8%) | 81976 (2.4%) |
AF | 20960 (12.5%) | 68170 (2.0%) |
AMI | 16865 (10.1%) | 101040 (2.9%) |
PAD | 7778 (4.6%) | 32157 (0.9%) |
DM | 16841 (10.0%) | 80242 (2.3%) |
Hypertension | 33901 (20.2%) | 111727 (3.3%) |