Research Article

Ischemic Stroke and Its Risk Factors in a Registry-Based Large Cross-Sectional Diabetic Cohort in a Country Facing a Diabetes Epidemic

Table 3

Age- and gender-specific prevalence of stroke for the total studied cohort.

Age groupTotalMalesFemales value
NumberStroke cases (%)NumberStroke cases (%)NumberStroke cases (%)

25–3436325 (0.14)16163 (0.19)20162 (0.10)0.661
35–44756552 (0.69)307135 (1.14)449417 (0.38)<0.0001
45–5417114305 (1.78)8154198 (2.43)8960107 (1.19)<0.0001
55–6414800615 (4.16)7584344 (4.54)7216271 (3.76)0.017
65–74135171028 (7.61)7688634 (8.25)5829394 (6.76)0.001
≥756053764 (12.62)4755657 (13.82)1298107 (8.24)<0.0001
Total626812769 (4.42)328681871 (5.69)29813898 (3.01)<0.0001

value is calculated between the two genders.