Table 2.
Demographics and risk factors in white and black stroke populations
| White stroke patients (n = 1200) n (%) |
Black stroke patients | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (n = 1200) n (%) |
Caribbean (n = 809) n (%) |
African (n = 391) n (%) |
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| Age, mean years (SD) | 74.8 (13.7) | 65.1 (13.7) | 67.7 (13.1) | 59.6 (13.0) |
| Men, n (%) | 599 (49.9) | 716 (59.7) | 468 (57.8) | 248 (63.4) |
| Hypertension, n (%) | 875 (72.9) | 1007 (83.9) | 682 (84.3) | 325 (83.1) |
| Diabetes, n (%) | 219 (18.3) | 490 (40.8) | 350 (43.3) | 140 (35.8) |
| Hypercholesterolaemia, n (%) | 733 (61.1) | 673 (56.1) | 461 (57.0) | 212 (54.2) |
| Smoking, n (%) | 742 (61.8) | 485 (40.4) | 388 (48.0) | 97 (24.8) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 mean (SD)a | 25.0 (5.8) | 27.4 (5.7) | 27.3 (5.8) | 27.4 (5.5) |
| Ischaemic heart disease, n (%) | 270 (22.5) | 149 (12.4) | 112 (13.8) | 37 (9.5) |
| Peripheral vascular disease, n (%) | 112 (9.3) | 51 (4.3) | 40 (4.9) | 11 (2.8) |
| Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 395 (32.9) | 152 (12.7) | 111 (13.7) | 41 (10.5) |
| Townsend deprivation index, mean (SD) | 2.8 (2.8) | 6.6 (3.5) | 6.3 (2.9) | 7.1 (2.9) |
aBody mass index was missing in 381 (31.8 %) and 90 (7.5 %) of white and black patients, respectively