Table 1.
Risk factors, case severity, and service provision variables. Figures are numbers (percentages) of people unless stated otherwise
| Variable | All | White | Black | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 1043/2135 (49) | 827/1721 (48) | 216/414 (52) | 0.132 |
| Mean (SD) age (years) | 71.2 (14) | 73.3 (13) | 62.4 (15) | <0.001 |
| Living alone | 737/1645 (45) | 633/1338 (47) | 104/307 (34) | <0.001 |
| Manual socioeconomic status | 1159/2050 (57) | 912/1664 (55) | 247/386 (64) | 0.002 |
| Prior Barthel <15 | 148/2065 (7) | 129/1666 (8) | 19/399 (5) | 0.038 |
| Current smoker | 602/1893 (32) | 517/1526 (34) | 85/367 (23) | <0.001 |
| High alcohol intake | 259/1716 (15) | 235/1380 (17) | 24/336 (7) | <0.001 |
| IHD* | 421/2029 (21) | 371/1631 (23) | 50/398 (13) | <0.001 |
| Hypertension* | 1250/1983 (63) | 964/1594 (60) | 286/389 (74) | <0.001 |
| Atrial fibrillation* | 369/1996 (18) | 348/1606 (22) | 21/390 (5) | <0.001 |
| Diabetes* | 331/2002 (17) | 212/1609 (13) | 119/393 (30) | <0.001 |
| TIA* | 278/1980 (14) | 234/1589 (15) | 44/391 (11) | 0.077 |
| Continence | 1280/2029 (63) | 1001/1640 (61) | 279/389 (72) | <0.001 |
| Failed swallow test | 877/1958 (45) | 743/1586 (47) | 134/372 (36) | <0.001 |
| GCS ≤8 | 377/2057 (18) | 311/1662 (19) | 66/395 (17) | 0.355 |
| Confirmed diagnosis | 1917/2135 (90) | 1529/1721 (89) | 388/414 (94) | 0.003 |
| Cerebral infarction: | ||||
| All | 1519/2067 (73) | 1241/1665 (75) | 278/402 (69) | <0.001 |
| TACI
|
331 (16)
|
277 (17)
|
54 (13)
|
<0.001 |
| PACI
|
449 (22)
|
378 (23)
|
71 (18)
|
|
| POCI
|
223 (11)
|
187 (11)
|
36 (9)
|
|
| LACI
|
516 (25)
|
399 (24)
|
117 (29)
|
|
| PICH
|
282/2067 (14)
|
210 (13)
|
72/402 (18)
|
|
| SAH
|
116/2067 (6)
|
78/1665 (5)
|
38/402 (9)
|
|
| Unclassified | 150/2067 (7) | 136/1665 (8) | 14/402 (3) | |
| No hospital admission | 325/2135 (15) | 271/1721 (16) | 54/414 (13) | 0.169 |
| Stroke unit admission | 608/2106 (29) | 446/1700 (26) | 162/406 (39) | <0.001 |
IHD=ischaemic heart disease; TIA=transient ischaemic attack; GCS=Glasgow coma score; SAH=subarachnoid haemorrhage; TACI=total anterior cereb ral infarction; PACI=partial anterior cerebral infarction; POCI=posterior cerebral infarction; LACI=lacunar infarction; PICH=primary intracerebral haemorrhage.
*
Diagnosis in general practice or hospital records before stroke.