Table 1.
Descriptive statistics for men and women hospitalised with an incident SAH between 1st January 1986 and 31st December 2005
| Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 3,678 (36.4%) | 6,435 (63.6%) |
| Age (years) - mean (SD) | 51.4 (15.3) | 56.0 (15.5) |
| Age (years) by study year - mean (SD) | ||
| 1986 to 1990 | 50.4 (15.8) | 55.6 (15.4) |
| 1991 to 1995 | 50.3 (15.4) | 54.5 (15.6) |
| 1996 to 2000 | 52.1 (15.3) | 56.8 (15.6) |
| 2001 to 2005 | 52.5 (14.6) | 57.1 (15.3) |
| Age groups (years) | ||
| < 40 | 823 (22.4%) | 974 (15.1%) |
| 40-49 | 830 (22.6%) | 1247 (19.4%) |
| 50-59 | 880 (23.9%) | 1493 (23.2%) |
| 60-69 | 675 (18.4%) | 1363 (21.2%) |
| 70+ | 470 (12.8%) | 1358 (21.1%) |
| Socio-economic deprivation | ||
| 1-least deprived | 603 (17.0%) | 1134 (18.2%) |
| 2 | 705 (19.9%) | 1221 (19.6%) |
| 3 | 714 (20.2%) | 1205 (19.3%) |
| 4 | 766 (21.6%) | 1321 (21.2%) |
| 5- most deprived | 752 (21.2%) | 1352 (21.7%) |
| Missing | 138 (3.8%) | 202 (3.1%) |
| Comorbid diagnoses | ||
| Alcohol misuse | 165 (4.5%) | 111 (1.7%) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 80 (2.2%) | 90 (1.4%) |
| Cancer | 86 (2.3%) | 167 (2.6%) |
| Coronary heart dis. | 206 (5.6%) | 316 (4.9%) |
| Diabetes | 86 (2.3%) | 105 (1.6%) |
| Hypertension | 299 (8.1%) | 583 (9.1%) |
| Heart failure | 59 (1.6%) | 84 (1.3%) |
| Peripheral arter. dis. | 130 (3.5%) | 195 (3.0%) |
| Renal failure | 36 (1.0%) | 57 (0.9%) |
| Respiratory disease | 111 (3.0%) | 247 (3.8%) |
| Any condition above | 844 (22.9%) | 1416 (22.0%) |