Characteristics | Patients Included (N = 5292) |
---|---|
n (%) | |
Age category (years) | |
< =50 | 855 (16) |
51–60 | 1413 (27) |
61–70 | 1544 (29) |
> 70 | 1480 (28) |
Sex | |
Men | 2913 (55) |
Women | 2379 (45) |
Ethnic group | |
Malay | 4392 (83) |
Non-Malay | 900 (17) |
Education level | |
Nil | 936 (18) |
Primary | 2455 (46) |
Secondary | 1685 (32) |
Tertiary | 216 (4) |
Co-morbidities prior to admission | |
Hypertension | 3798 (72) |
Diabetes mellitus | 2462 (47) |
Dyslipidemia | 1665 (32) |
Atrial fibrillationa | 346 (7) |
Ischemic heart disease | 686 (13) |
Previous stroke/TIAb events | 1166 (22) |
Life-style factors | |
Smoking | |
Never smoked | 2634 (50) |
Previous smoker (quit >30 days) | 1024 (19) |
Current smoker | 1634 (31) |
Obesity | 343 (7) |
Drug use prior to admission | |
Antiplatelet | 1283 (24) |
Anticoagulants | 96 (2) |
Antihypertensive drugs | 2117 (40) |
Lipid-lowering drugs | 1490 (28) |
Disability scale at discharge (mRSb) | |
< 3 | 2028 (38) |
> =3 | 3264 (62) |