Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of AIS patients from 2019 to 2023.
| Variable | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIS Cases | 2,173 | 2,632 | 3,203 | 3,713 | 4,276 |
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 1,464 (67.37%) | 1770 (67.25%) | 2,133 (66.59%) | 2,492 (67.12%) | 2,783 (65.08%) |
| Female | 709 (32.63%) | 862 (32.75%) | 1,070 (33.41%) | 1,221 (32.88%) | 1,493 (34.92%) |
| Male/Female | 2.06 | 2.05 | 1.99 | 2.04 | 1.86 |
| Agea | |||||
| <35 | 14 (0.64%) | 14 (0.53%) | 30 (0.94%) | 34 (0.92%) | 36 (0.84%) |
| 35–44 | 63 (2.9%) | 79 (3%) | 101 (3.15%) | 93 (2.5%) | 104 (2.43%) |
| 45–54 | 318 (14.63%) | 367 (13.94%) | 378 (11.8%) | 402 (10.83%) | 432 (10.1%) |
| 55–64 | 641 (29.5%) | 752 (28.57%) | 915 (28.57%) | 1,037 (27.93%) | 1,110 (25.96%) |
| 65–74 | 659 (30.33%) | 904 (34.35%) | 1,074 (33.53%) | 1,238 (33.34%) | 1,545 (36.13%) |
| 75–84 | 410 (18.87%) | 442 (16.79%) | 582 (18.17%) | 777 (20.93%) | 867 (20.28%) |
| 85–94 | 65 (2.99%) | 73 (2.77%) | 118 (3.68%) | 129 (3.47%) | 174 (4.07%) |
| ≥95 | 2 (0.09%) | 1 (0.04%) | 5 (0.16%) | 3 (0.08%) | 8 (0.19%) |
aOne patient whose age was missing in 2019.