Age and sex distribution of patients with stroke and community controls and mean age within age bands
Age group (years) | Patients with stroke (n = 521) | Community controls (n = 1851) | |||||
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n | (%) | Mean age | n | (%) | Mean age | ||
Men | |||||||
35–44 | 18 | 6.5 | 41.6 | 226 | 24.2 | 40.3 | |
45–54 | 23 | 8.2 | 50.5 | 226 | 24.2 | 49.7 | |
55–64 | 82 | 29.4 | 60.5 | 251 | 26.9 | 59.6 | |
65–74 | 156 | 55.9 | 69.4 | 231 | 24.7 | 69.7 | |
Total | 279 | 53.6 | 934 | 50.5 | |||
Women | |||||||
35–44 | 13 | 5.4 | 39.6 | 211 | 23.0 | 39.8 | |
45–54 | 28 | 11.6 | 51.1 | 236 | 25.7 | 49.5 | |
55–64 | 51 | 21.0 | 60.0 | 232 | 25.3 | 59.7 | |
65–74 | 150 | 62.0 | 69.9 | 238 | 26.0 | 69.8 | |
Total | 242 | 46.4 | 917 | 49.5 |