Table 1. Background characteristics of young adults and non-young adults.

	Young adults n = 779	Non-young adults n = 15081	P
Age, years	43.0 ± 6.7	75.1 ± 10.5	<0.001
Men	514 (66.0)	8715 (57.8)	<0.001
Vascular risk factors
Hypertension	452 (58.0)	12331 (81.8)	<0.001
Diabetes mellitus	184 (23.6)	4822 (32.0)	<0.001
Dyslipidemia	373 (47.9)	7935 (52.6)	0.01
Lifestyle-related factors
Smoking	500 (64.2)	7530 (49.9)	<0.001
Drinking	327 (42.0)	4811 (31.9)	<0.001
Obesity	343 (44.3)	3511 (23.6)	<0.001
Previous stroke	67 (8.6)	3452 (22.9)	<0.001

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or n (%).