Table 3.

Co-morbidities, Age, Stroke Severity at First-Ever Stroke and Case Fatality Rates at 30, 90 and 180 days among participants who attended an exam within 5 years prior to stroke

N Incident Strokes	Women	Men
	519	413
Pre-Stroke Morbidity
Diabetes mellitus	25%	28%
Cardiovascular disease	34%	39%
Atrial Fibrillation	16%	14%
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	155 ± 27	149 ±25
Antihypertensive treatment	49%	41%
Smoking	22%	28%
Cancer *	16%	18%
Age at stroke** (years)	75 ± 11	71 ± 10
Stroke severity:
Fatal/severe	29%	21%
Death in 30 days	21%	15%
Death in 90 days	27%	20%
Death in 180 days	30%	23%

^*age-adjusted p<0.01

^**p < 0.001