Table 1.
Prevalence of Comorbid Conditions and Risk Factors in Ischemic Stroke Patients Over 40 Years by Length of Education and Disposable Income, 2003‐2012
| Risk Factor | Education, N (%) | Income Group, N (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | Vocational | Higher | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| Diabetes | 2963 (15) | 3053 (13) | 727 (10) | 1891 (15) | 2378 (15) | 1088 (13) | 743 (11) | 643 (9) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 3372 (17) | 2927 (12) | 976 (13) | 2123 (17) | 2510 (16) | 1081 (12) | 751 (11) | 810 (11) |
| Previous myocardial infarction | 1945 (10) | 1916 (8) | 512 (7) | 1239 (10) | 1508 (10) | 723 (8) | 449 (7) | 454 (6) |
| Hypertension | 10 402 (51) | 11 568 (48) | 3379 (46) | 6328 (50) | 8172 (51) | 4290 (49) | 3209 (46) | 3350 (45) |
| Intermittent claudication | 647 (3) | 633 (3) | 151 (2) | 383 (3) | 537 (3) | 222 (3) | 171 (3) | 118 (2) |
| Smoking | 5911 (29) | 6461 (27) | 2455 (34) | 3381 (27) | 4319 (27) | 2449 (28) | 2100 (30) | 2578 (34) |
| Alcohol | 1255 (6) | 2453 (10) | 759 (10) | 1017 (8) | 1327 (8) | 765 (9) | 612 (9) | 746 (10) |
| Obesity* | 2914 (20) | 3185 (18) | 685 (13) | 1606 (18) | 2176 (19) | 1181 (19) | 908 (18) | 913 (17) |
*
Defined as body mass index >30; information available for only 73% of stroke patients.