Table 3.
Demographic description of patients with stroke having AF in Denmark and New Zealand
| Total | Women | Men | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | |||
| Number of strokes | 36088 (100%) | 19872 (55%) | 16216 (45%) |
| Age at stroke, years (median (IQR)) | 79.5 (76.0–86.4) | 81.6 (69.8–82.4) | 76.7 (69.8–82.4) |
| Stroke | |||
| 433 (ICD-8) | 2452 (6.8%) | 1279 (6.4%) | 1173 (7.2%) |
| 434 (ICD-8) | 1139 (3.2%) | 556 (2.8%) | 583 (3.6%) |
| 436 (ICD-8) | 8274 (22.9%) | 4730 (23.8%) | 3544 (21.9%) |
| I63 (ICD-10) | 9771 (27.1%) | 5262 (26.5%) | 4509 (27.8%) |
| I64 (ICD-10) | 14452 (40.0%) | 8045 (40.5%) | 6407 (39.5%) |
| Diagnosis type | |||
| Principal | 27094 (75.1%) | 15110 (76.0%) | 11984 (73.9%) |
| Additional | 8994 (24.9%) | 4762 (24.0%) | 4232 (26.1%) |
| Weekly counts (median (IQR)) | 22 (14–31) | 12 (8–17) | 10 (6–14) |
| Time to stroke, days (median (IQR)) | 380 (0–1572) | 365 (0–1528) | 397 (0–1634) |
| New Zealand | |||
| Number of strokes | 7518 (100%) | 4104 (54.6%) | 3414 (45.4%) |
| Age at stroke, years (median (IQR)) | 80.0 (75.5–86.7) | 81.8 (70.8–83.7) | 77.9 (70.8–83.7) |
| Stroke | |||
| 433 (ICD-9) | 109 (1.4%) | 43 (1%) | 66 (1.9%) |
| 434 (ICD-9) | 654 (8.7%) | 337 (8.2%) | 317 (9.3%) |
| 436 (ICD-9) | 1,288 (17.1%) | 709 (17.3%) | 579 (17.0%) |
| I63 (ICD-10) | 3581 (47.6%) | 1999 (48.7%) | 1582 (46.3%) |
| I64 (ICD-10) | 1886 (25.1%) | 1016 (24.8%) | 870 (25.5%) |
| Diagnosis type | |||
| Principal | 5916 (78.7%) | 3227 (78.6%) | 2689 (78.8%) |
| Additional | 1,602 (21.3%) | 877 (21.4%) | 725 (21.2%) |
| Weekly counts (median (IQR)) | 7 (5–10) | 4 (2–6) | 3 (2–5) |
| Time to stroke, days (median (IQR)) | 645 (14–1776) | 641 (17–1749) | 654 (10–1814) |
AF, atrial fibrillation; ICD, International Classification of Diseases.