Table 1.

Demographic and clinical variables for patients with first-ever stroke in western Sweden during 2008

Patient characteristics
Sex, distribution	%
Female	49.2
Male	50.8
Age, distribution
<54 years	6.2
55–64 years	13.1
65–74 years	22.0
75–84 years	32.9
>85 years	25.8
Comorbidity
Atrial fibrillation	27.3 (5*)
Diabetes mellitus	18.9 (5*)
Hypertension	55.8 (19*)
Previous TIA	6.3 (0.2*)
Smoker	13.7 (13*)
ICD-10, distribution
I61	11.2
I63	84.9
I64	3.9

Total number of patients n = 3,074.

Data source: Local administrative register and The Stroke Register.

*Reference value for the age-matched Swedish population, according to The Swedish National Institute of Public Health.