Table 3 Annual incidence rate cerebral infarction and adjusted annual incidence rate ischaemic stroke.
From: Ischemic stroke incidence in Santa Coloma de Gramenet (ISISCOG), Spain. A community-based study
Study | Oxford Community Stroke Project | MONICA | Perth Community Stroke Study | ARIC | INNHERRED | ERLANGEN | L'AQUILA | South London Stroke Register | Oxford Vascular Study | ISISCOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | 1981–84 | 1985–87 | 1989–90 | 1987–95 | 1994–96 | 1994–96 | 1994–98 | 1995–98 | 2002–04 | 2003 |
Place | UK | Europe & China | Australia | USA | Norway | Germany | Italy | UK | UK | Spain |
n (population) | 86,487 | 2,900,000 | 138,704 | 15,792 | 70,000 | 101,450 | 297,838 | 234,533 | 90,542 | 116,202 |
Age (years) | No age restriction | 35–64 | No age restriction | 45–64 | ≥ 15 | No age restriction | No age restriction | - | No age restriction | No age restriction |
Mean Age (years) | 67.4 | - | 72.7 | - | - | - | 74.8 | 71.7 | 74.1 | 74 |
Overall Stroke (for 100,000) | 227 | 101–285 men 47–198 women | 258- | - | 312 285 men 338 women- | - | 275 | - | 162 | - |
Incidence rate cerebral infarction (for 100,000) | 193 | - | 178 189 men 166 women- | - | 232 | 119 men 154 women | 221 men 220 women | - | 142 | 137 141 men 133 women |
Adjusted Incidence rate ischemic stroke (for 100,000) | - | - | World 132 men 77 women | 180 women | - | European 134 | European 228 | European128 World 83 | - | European 139 World 65 |
CT based diagnoses (%) | 98 | - | - | CT scan: 84 MRI: 27 | 87.5 | 95 | 89 | CT/MRI: 88.3 | - | 100 |
30 day case fatality (%) | 17.8 | 30 | 22 | 7.6 | 19.2 | 19.4 | 25.6 | 25.7 | 17.2 | - |
90 day case fatality (%) | . | - | - | - | - | 28.5 | - | 32.9 | - | 12 |