Table 2.

Ischemic stroke incidence (per 1 000 person-years) by socio-economic status

	No.	Person-Years	Incidence Rate* (95%CI)	Hazard Ratio* (95%CI)
Monthly household income †
<750€	5	2 179	2.42 (0.00 – 5.27)	1.00
750–1500€	35	12 299	2.89 (1.19 – 3.92)	1.33 (0.52 – 3.42)
1500–2200€	28	11 242	2.49 (1.57 – 3.42)	1.16 (0.44 – 3.04)
>2200€	58	13 784	4.11 (2.97 – 5.25)	1.89 (0.74 – 4.82)
Education level
No education	14	3 959	3.36 (1.57 – 5.15)	1.00
Intermediate	92	29 793	3.14 (2.50 – 3.79)	0.92 (0.52–1.62)
High education	30	8 187	3.32 (2.07 – 4.57)	1.00 (0.52–1.89)
Living with partner
No	48	16 675	3.25 (2.12 – 4.37)	1.00
Yes	88	25 326	3.59 (2.76 – 4.42)	1.22 (0.82–1.81)

^*adjusted for age and sex

^†Total number of events amounts to 126 because of missing household income data