Table 1.
Characteristics of stroke patients
| Variables | Total (n = 12,559) | ICH (n = 2439) | IS (n = 9555) | SAH (n = 565) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Years) |
Median |
77.4 |
74.6 |
78.4 |
72.0 |
<0.001 |
| Gender |
Female (%) |
5,778 (46.0) |
1,036 (42.5) |
4,421 (46.3) |
321 (56.8) |
<0.001 |
| Male (%) |
6,780 (54.0) |
1,403 (57.5) |
5,133 (53.7) |
244 (43.2) |
||
| Ethnic group |
Chinese (%) |
10,202 (81.2) |
2,000 (82.0) |
7,750 (81.1) |
452 (80) |
<0.001 |
| Malay (%) |
1,326 (10.6) |
283 (11.6) |
975 (10.2) |
68 (12) |
||
| Indian (%) |
695 (5.5) |
88 (3.6) |
583 (6.1) |
24 (4.2) |
||
| Others (%) |
335 (2.7) |
68 (2.8) |
246 (2.6) |
21 (3.7) |
||
| Admitting Year |
2000 |
2649 (21.1) |
583 (23.9) |
1946 (20.4) |
120 (21.2) |
<0.001 |
| 2001 |
2702 (21.5) |
493 (20.2) |
2089 (21.9) |
120 (21.2) |
||
| 2002 |
2750 (21.9) |
529 (21.7) |
2112 (22.1) |
109 (19.3) |
||
| 2003 |
2050 (16.3) |
380 (15.6) |
1566 (16.4) |
104 (18.4) |
||
| 2004 |
2408 (19.2) |
454 (18.6) |
1842 (19.3) |
112 (19.8) |
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| Death |
No (%) |
7,320 (58.3) |
1,351 (55.4) |
5,657 (59.2) |
312 (55.2) |
<0.001 |
| Yes (%) |
5,238 (41.7) |
1,088 (44.6) |
3,897 (40.8) |
253 (44.8) |
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| Stroke recurrence | No (%) |
10,922 (87.0) |
2,221 (91.1) |
8,163 (85.4) |
538 (95.2) |
<0.001 |
| Yes (%) | 1,636 (13.0) | 218 (8.9) | 1391 (14.6) | 27 (4.8) |