Table 3.
Medication history
| Total UK | Stroke diagnosed by touchscreen | Stroke diagnosed by nurse-led | Transient ischemic attack | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biobank | questionnaire | questionnaire | (nurse-led questionnaire) | |
| N=502 650 (100%) | N=6699 | N=7669 | N=1781 | |
| Antithrombotic medications | 76 397 (15.20) | 5414 (80.82) | 6243 (81.41) | 1577 (88.55) |
| Cholesterol medications | 86 907 (17.29) | 4728 (70.58) | 5466 (71.27) | 1303 (73.16) |
| Blood pressure (BP) medications | 104 027 (20.70) | 4107 (61.31) | 4681 (61.04) | 996 (55.92) |
| Antithrombotic and cholesterol | 45 525 (9.06) | 4267 (63.70) | 4958 (64.65) | 1238 (69.51) |
| Antithrombotic and BP | 42 650 (8.48) | 3582 (53.47) | 4107 (53.55) | 930 (52.22) |
| Antithrombotic, cholesterol and BP | 32 374 (6.44) | 3063 (45.72) | 3532 (46.06) | 794 (44.58) |