Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subsequent stroke and non-stroke cases
Main cohort (n = 481) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables: | Stroke (n = 64) | Non-stroke (n = 417) | p-value | |
Mean age years (SD) | n = 481 | 71.1 (0.6) | 70.9 (0.6) | 0.034 |
Education | n = 481 | 0.354 | ||
< 8 years n | 39 (61%) | 217 (52%) | ||
8–13 years n | 15 (23%) | 131 (31%) | ||
> 13 years n | 10 (16%) | 69 (17%) | ||
Living with a partner | n = 466 | 55 (90%) | 355 (88%) | 0.574 |
Smoking | n = 467 | 0.942 | ||
Current n | 8 (13%) | 58 (15%) | ||
Former n | 31 (50%) | 200 (49%) | ||
Never n | 23 (37%) | 147 (36%) | ||
Leisure time physical activity | n = 458 | 0.863 | ||
Low n | 19 (32%) | 133(33%) | ||
High n | 40 (68%) | 266 (67%) | ||
Systolic BP mm Hg (SD) | n = 480 | 150 (19) | 144 (18) | 0.029 |
Diastolic BP mm Hg (SD) | n = 480 | 85 (10) | 83 (9) | 0.242 |
HDL cholesterol mmol/L (SD) | n = 478 | 1.31 (0.36) | 1.31 (0.34) | 0.856 |
LDL cholesterol mmol/L (SD) | n = 475 | 3.99 (0.91) | 3.87 (0.88) | 0.334 |
BMI kg/m2 (SD) | n = 480 | 26.2 (3.4) | 26.2(3.1) | 0.982 |
Diabetes n | n = 480 | 12 (19%) | 52 (13%) | 0.152 |
Hypertension n | n = 480 | 48 (76%) | 253 (61%) | 0.018 |
Atrial fibrillation n | n = 454 | 5 (9%) | 9 (2%) | 0.023 |
MMSE score (SD) | n = 389 | 29 (1.3) | 29 (1.3) | 0.870 |
TMT B seconds (SD) | n = 423 | 116 (43) | 111(44) | 0.397 |
Charlson comorbidity index | n = 481 | |||
Index value 0 n | 49 (77%) | 338 (81%) | ||
Index value 1 n | 13 (20%) | 69 (17%) | ||
Index value 2–4 n | 2 (3%) | 10 (2%) | ||