Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of hospital admitted stroke patients in northwest of Iran (2008-2013)
| Characteristics |
Men
|
Women
|
Total (%)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 2708) | (n = 2647) | (n = 5355) | |
| Age (year) (mean ± SD) | 65.2 ± 14.6 | 64.2 ± 15.0 | 67.5 ± 13.8 |
| Risk factors history [n (%)] | |||
| Hypertension | 1691 (62.4) | 1995 (75.4) | 68.8 |
| DM | 558 (20.6) | 720 (27.2) | 23.9 |
| HLP | 242 (8.9) | 371 (14.0) | 11.4 |
| AF | 127 (3.2) | 88 (4.8) | 4.0 |
| TIA | 66 (2.4) | 33 (1.2) | 2.1 |
| Smoking | 573 (21.2) | 100 (3.8) | 12.6 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 460 (17.0) | 456 (17.2) | 17.1 |
| Familial history of stroke | 40 (1.5) | 39 (1.5) | 1.5 |
| Types of stroke [n (%)] | |||
| Ischemic | 2083 (76.9) | 2013 (76.0) | 76.5 |
| ICH | 398 (14.6) | 366 (13.8) | 14.3 |
| SAH | 227 (8.5) | 268 (10.2) | 9.2 |
| Mortality [n (%)] | 577 (21.3) | 522 (19.7) | 20.5 |
SD: Standard deviation; TIA: Transient ischemic attack; ICH: Intra-cerebral hemorrhage; SAH: Subarachnoid hemorrhage; DM: Diabetes mellitus; HLP: Hyperlipidemia; AF: Atrial fibrillation