Table 2. Comorbidities at dementia diagnosis.
| - | Died from Ischemic Stroke and Registered in Riksstroke (N=459) |
Died from Ischemic Stroke, not in
Riksstroke (n=721) |
Death from Other Causes (N=12990) | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comorbidities at dementia diagnosis | ||||
| Diabetes mellitus, n (%) | 88 (19.2) | 140 (19.4) | 2046 (15.8) | 0.006 |
| Arterial hypertension, n (%) | 265 (57.7) | 371 (51.5) | 5705 (43.9) | <0.001 |
| Anemia | 34 (7.4) | 38 (5.3) | 839 (6.5) | 0.308 |
| Liver disease, n (%) | 2 (0.3) | 4 (0.9) | 147 (1.1) | 0.088 |
| Kidney disease, n (%) | 43 (9.4) | 49 (6.8) | 1074 (8.3) | 0.250 |
| Heart failure, n (%) | 102 (17.4) | 122(16.9) | 2264 (17.4) | 0.027 |
| Atrial fibrillation, n (%) | 191 (41.6) | 193 (26.8) | 2859 (22.0) | <0.001 |
| Previous femur fracture, n (%) | 50 (10.9) | 90 (12.5) | 1435 (11.0) | 0.485 |
| Previous stroke, any type n (%) | 155 (33.8) | 291 (40.4) | 2437 (18.8) | <0.001 |
1Died from ischemic stroke and registered in Riksstroke within the past year. Any type stroke refers to both ischemic and hemorrhagic. P values obtained from Chi-Square tests.