Table 1 Distribution of demographic variables in those with and without stroke in the population of England and Wales aged 65 years and older
Individuals with stroke | Individuals without stroke | P-value† | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | %* | N | %* | ||
All | 776 | 6.2 | 11,181 | 93.8 | |
Gender | |||||
Females | 400 | 50.6 | 6,674 | 59.0 | |
Males | 376 | 49.4 | 4,507 | 41.0 | <0.01 |
Age mean | |||||
Mean | 76.2 | 6.6 | 74.7 | 6.6 | |
Age group | |||||
64-74 | 312 | 48.8 | 5,861 | 60.9 | |
75-84 | 375 | 41.4 | 4,339 | 31.9 | <0.01 |
85+ | 89 | 9.8 | 981 | 7.2 | <0.01 |
Marital Status categorical | |||||
Married & Cohabiting | 396 | 52.8 | 5,782 | 53.9 | |
Single | 47 | 6.0 | 905 | 7.9 | |
Widowed | 293 | 35.5 | 4,079 | 34.2 | |
Divorced/separated | 40 | 5.7 | 414 | 4.0 | |
Type of Accommodation ‡ | |||||
Independent | 741 | 96.0 | 11,006 | 98.7 | |
Institutionalised | 35 | 4.1 | 172 | 1.3 | <0.01 |
Social Class | |||||
I Professional | 27 | 3.6 | 544 | 5.0 | <0.01 |
II Managerial | 179 | 23.7 | 2,892 | 26.5 | |
IIIa Skilled (non-manual) | 85 | 11.2 | 1,287 | 11.7 | |
IIIb Skilled (manual) | 279 | 36.9 | 4,076 | 37.6 | |
IV Partly skilled | 131 | 17.7 | 1,606 | 14.7 | |
V Unskilled | 53 | 7.0 | 499 | 4.6 | |
Smoking | |||||
Never smoked | 216 | 26.7 | 3,817 | 33.2 | |
Current smoker | 396 | 51.6 | 5,251 | 47.2 | 0.01 |
Former smoker | 162 | 21.7 | 2,091 | 19.6 | <0.01 |
Alcohol intake | |||||
Never alcohol | 98 | 11.6 | 1,247 | 10.7 | |
Ever alcohol | 676 | 88.4 | 9,911 | 89.3 | 0.16 |
Co-morbidities | |||||
High Blood Pressure | 402 | 52.9 | 3,530 | 31.8 | <0.01 |
Angina | 164 | 20.8 | 1,476 | 13.0 | <0.01 |
Heart Attack | 149 | 19.1 | 1,093 | 9.7 | <0.01 |
Diabetes | 70 | 9.2 | 633 | 5.5 | <0.01 |
Head Injury | 112 | 14.6 | 1,254 | 11.4 | <0.01 |
Time since stroke | |||||
<1 year | 71 | 9.2 | N/A | N/A | |
1-2 years | 185 | 24.6 | N/A | N/A | |
3-5 years | 179 | 23.4 | N/A | N/A | |
> 5 years | 223 | 42.8 | N/A | N/A | |