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Table 1 Age- and gender -specific Incidence Rates (per 100,000 Population per month) and adjusted incidence rates for First-Ever Stroke in Hajj (2007) compared with the data from MSIS within the same period

From: Incidence of first ever stroke during Hajj ceremony

Age (years)

Hajj subjects

MSIS subjects

P value

 

No.

Population at risk

Incidence rate (95% CI)

No.

Population at risk

Incidence rate (95% CI)

 

Both genders

       

  15–24

0

514

–

0

112588

–

–

  25–34

0

4110

–

2

83131

2 (0–5)

–

  35–44

2

19397

10 (4–16)

1

57743

2 (0–5)

0.021‡

  45–54

3

29973

10 (4–16)

5

40596

12 (5–20)

0.67†

  55–64

3

21584

14 (7–21)

5

20096

25 (15–36)

0.07†

  65–74

5

12568

40 (28–52)

11

13103

84 (66–102)

0.001†

  75–84

3

4033

74 (57–91)

13

5944

219 (190–248)

0.001†

  >85

1

739

135 (112–158)

3

1147

262 (230–294)

0.001†

Total

17

92974

18 (10–26)

40

334348

12 (5–19)

 

Standardized to SEGI*

  

7 (4–11)

  

13 (9–17)

0.03

Standardized to IRAN ^

  

7 (5–9)

  

12 (8–15)

0.04

Males

       

  15–24

0

234

–

0

55458

–

–

  25–34

0

1303

–

1

42266

2 (0–5)

–

  35–44

0

8102

–

0

29202

–

–

  45–54

2

14646

14 (7–21)

3

20681

15 (7–23)

0.85†

  55–64

2

10704

19 (10–28)

2

10146

20 (11–29)

0.87†

  65–74

0

7140

–

5

6820

73 (56–90)

–

  75–84

1

2710

37 (25–49)

10

3109

322 (287–357)

0.001†

  >85

0

547

–

2

556

360 (323–397)

–

Totals

5

45419

11 (4–18)

23

168238

14 (7–21)

 

Standardized to SEGI*

  

4 (0.5–7)

  

14 (8–20)

0.02

Standardized to IRAN ^

  

4 (0.5–8)

  

17 (10–24)

0.01

Females

       

  15–24

0

280

–

0

57130

–

–

  25–34

0

2807

–

1

40865

2 (0–5)

–

  35–44

2

11295

18 (10–26)

1

28541

4 (0–8)

0.003†

  45–54

1

15327

7 (2–12)

2

19915

10 (4–16)

0.46†

  55–64

1

10880

9 (3–15)

3

9950

30 (19–41)

0.001†

  65–74

5

5428

92 (73–111)

6

6283

95 (76–114)

0.82†

  75–84

2

1323

151 (127–175)

3

2835

106 (86–126)

0.005†

  >85

1

192

521 (476–566)

1

591

169 (144–194)

0.001†

Total females

12

47555

25 (15–35)

17

166110

10 (4–16)

 

Standardized to SEGI*

  

13 (6–21)

  

11 (6–17)

0.07

Standardized to IRAN^

  

15 (6–23)

  

12 (7–18)

0.08

  1. MSIS: Mashhad Stroke Incidence Study [11].
  2. †Chi-square test; ‡Fisher exact test; N/A: Not applicable.
  3. *adjusted by age and sex to the world (SEGI) population.
  4. ^adjusted by age and sex to the Iran population.