Table 2.
Characteristics of Patients Stratified by Presence of Ischemic Stroke or Myocardial Infarction
| Characteristica | Stroke/MI (N = 137,912) |
No Stroke/MI (N = 1,622,527) |
|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD), y | 77.3 (7.9) | 73.1 (7.6) |
| Female | 61,798 (44.8) | 693,804 (42.6) |
| Race | ||
| White | 116,961 (84.8) | 1,398, 733 (86.2) |
| Black | 13,888 (10.1) | 124,821 (7.7) |
| Other | 7,063 (5.1) | 98,973 (6.1) |
| Hypertension | 91,677 (66.5) | 807,045 (49.7) |
| Diabetes | 43,295 (31.4) | 321,739 (19.8) |
| Congestive heart failure | 864 (0.6) | 4,377 (0.3) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 238 (0.2) | 1,908 (0.1) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 21,770 (15.8) | 162,565 (10.0) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 13,419 (9.7) | 71,714 (4.4) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 19,182 (13.9) | 113,436 (7.0) |
| Valvular disease | 14,840 (10.8) | 97,928 (1.2) |
| Tobacco use | 2,708 (2.0) | 19,928 (1.2) |
| Alcohol use | 5,058 (3.7) | 39,561 (2.4) |
Abbreviations: MI, myocardial infarction; SD, standard deviation
a
Data are presented as number (%) unless otherwise specified.