Table 2

Age-specific rates per 1000 population per year of AF-related incident ischaemic stroke and peripheral embolic vascular event in OXVASC

Age (years)MenRate per 1000 per year (95% CI)WomenRate per 1000 per year (95% CI)TotalRate per 1000 per year (95% CI)
<6013/38 7360.03 (0.02 to 0.06)1/35 6560.00 (0.00 to 0.02)14/74 3920.02 (0.01 to 0.03)
60–6921/43080.49 (0.30 to 0.75)21/43320.48 (0.30 to 0.74)42/86400.49 (0.35 to 0.66)
70–7965/28482.28 (1.76 to 2.91)61/31871.91 (1.46 to 2.46)126/60352.09 (1.74 to 2.49)
80–8983/12076.88 (5.48 to 8.53)111/19145.80 (4.77 to 6.98)194/31216.22 (5.37 to 7.16)
≥9016/14710.90 (6.23 to 17.71)62/39315.79 (12.11 to 20.24)78/54014.46 (11.43 to 18.05)
Total198/47 2460.42 (0.36 to 0.48)256/45 4820.56 (0.50 to 0.64)454/92 7280.49 (0.45 to 0.54)
    Premorbid AF336/92 7280.36 (0.32 to 0.40)
New AF118/92 7280.13 (0.11 to 0.15)
  • AF, atrial fibrillation.