Table 4.
The incidence of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, by months between 2016 and 2019.
| Month |
Incidence of stroke N (%) (n = 1,271) |
Stroke classification | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ischemic N (%) (n = 1,058) | Hemorrhagic N (%) (n = 213) | ||
| January | 90 (7.1) | 73 (6.9) | 17 (8) |
| February | 143 (11.3) | 116 (11.0) | 27 (12.7) |
| March | 107 (8.4) | 92 (8.7) | 15 (7.0) |
| April | 140 (11.0) | 120 (11.3) | 20 (9.4) |
| May | 126 (9.9) | 100 (9.5) | 26 (12.2) |
| June | 117 (9.2) | 101 (9.5) | 16 (7.5) |
| July | 120 (9.4) | 99 (9.4) | 21 (9.9) |
| August | 89 (7.0) | 73 (6.9) | 16 (7.5) |
| September | 93 (7.3) | 81 (7.7) | 12 (5.6) |
| October | 89 (7.0) | 75 (7.1) | 14 (6.6) |
| November | 82 (6.5) | 67 (6.3) | 15 (7.0) |
| December | 75 (5.9) | 61 (5.8) | 14 (6.6) |