Table 1 Characteristics of stroke patients (n = 1,693)

Age (SD)

70.9 (12.2)

72.1 (11.3) ^*1*2*3

69.4 (13.0) ^*1*2*3

61.7 (14.2) ^*1*2*3

Sex, % female (female: male)

44.8 (759:934)

41.5^*1*2*3 (517:730)

48.1^*1*2*3 (163:176)

62.0^*1*2*3 (62:38)

Systolic blood pressure (SD) mmHg

161.7 (30.1)

159.9 (29.6) ^*1

169.8 (31.3)^*1*2

157.5 (28.8) ^*2

Diastolic blood pressure (SD) mmHg

87.4 (17,1)

86.5 (16.5) ^*1

91.1 (18.7) ^*1*2

86.6 (18.9) ^*2

Hypertension history, % (n = with: without)

60.6 (955: 622)

59.3^*1*2*3 (696: 477)

70.1^*1*2*3 (216: 92)

44.0^*1*2*3 (40: 51)

Arrhythmia, % (n = with: without)

15.5 (255: 1389)

18.7^*1*2*3 (227: 987)

7.6^*1*2*3 (25: 306)

3.3^*1*2*3 (3:89)

Arrhythmia history, % (n = with: without)

19.3 (305:1273)

23.8^*1*2*3 (279:895⁾

7.5^*1*2*3 (23:285)

3.4^*1*2*3 (3:86)

Diabetes mellitus history, % (n = with: without)

22.5 (359:1235)

25.7^*1*2*3 (307:886)

15.1^*1*2*3 (46:259)

5.6^*1*2*3 (5:84)

Hyperlipemia history, % (n = with: without)

19.1 (297: 1,259)

22.4^*1*2*3 (260: 903)

10.1^*1*2*3 (30:267)

6.7^*1*2*3 (6:83)

Tobacco use,% (n = with: without)

30.7 (438:989)

32.5^*1 (350:727)

21.3^*1*2 (56:207)

34.9^*2 (29:54)

Alcohol use, % (n = with: without)

40.3 (564:834)

39.6^*3 (419:640)

41.1^*2 (104:149)

48.1^*2*3 (39:42)

Paresis, % (n = with: without)

75.4 (1,266:414)

79.7^*3 (987:252)

78.6^*2 (264:72)

11.2^*2*3 (11:87)

Speech disturbance, % (n = with: without)

48.9 (828:865)

52.6^*1*2*3 (656:591)

47.5^*1*2*3 (161:178)

8.0^*1*2*3 (8:92)