Table 3.
Age- and gender-specific prevalence of stroke for the total studied cohort.
| Age group | Total | Males | Females | P value∗ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Stroke cases (%) | Number | Stroke cases (%) | Number | Stroke cases (%) | ||
| 25–34 | 3632 | 5 (0.14) | 1616 | 3 (0.19) | 2016 | 2 (0.10) | 0.661 |
| 35–44 | 7565 | 52 (0.69) | 3071 | 35 (1.14) | 4494 | 17 (0.38) | <0.0001 |
| 45–54 | 17114 | 305 (1.78) | 8154 | 198 (2.43) | 8960 | 107 (1.19) | <0.0001 |
| 55–64 | 14800 | 615 (4.16) | 7584 | 344 (4.54) | 7216 | 271 (3.76) | 0.017 |
| 65–74 | 13517 | 1028 (7.61) | 7688 | 634 (8.25) | 5829 | 394 (6.76) | 0.001 |
| ≥75 | 6053 | 764 (12.62) | 4755 | 657 (13.82) | 1298 | 107 (8.24) | <0.0001 |
| Total | 62681 | 2769 (4.42) | 32868 | 1871 (5.69) | 29813 | 898 (3.01) | <0.0001 |
∗ P value is calculated between the two genders.