Research Article

Prevalence of Stroke Risk Factors and Their Distribution Based on Stroke Subtypes in Gorgan: A Retrospective Hospital-Based Study—2015-2016

Table 1

Distribution of age and ethnicity and their association with stroke subtypes.

Hemorrhagic strokeIschemic strokeTotalp value

Age group (N., %)
<405 (4.5)7 (2.6)12 (3.2)0.008
40-4914 (12.7)19 (7.2)33 (8.8)
50-5931 (28.2)43 (16.2)74 (19.7)
60-6919 (17.3)76 (28.7)95 (25.3)
>=7041 (37.3)120 (45.3)161 (43)
Mean ±SD62.93±15.6867.31±13.490.011
Ethnicity (N., %)
Fars83 (27.8)216 (72.2)299 (79.7)0.335
Turkmen24 (36.9)41 (63.1)65 (17.3)
Baluch/ Sistani3 (27.3)8 (72.7)11 (3)