Table 2

Annual incidence rates (95% CI) for stroke by subtype and ethnic group, adjusted for age to standard European population/1000 (1995–8)

Type of strokeWhiteBlackOverall
Note: four patients have unknown ethnicity.
n15131182
TACI0.17 (0.14 to 0.20)0.45 (0.26 to 0.65)0.18 (0.16 to 0.21)
n20436240
PACI0.23 (0.19 to 0.26)0.54 (0.29 to 0.79)0.24 (0.21 to 0.27)
n11717134
POCI0.14 (0.11 to 0.16)0.18 (0.09 to 0.27)0.14 (0.11 to 0.16)
n22448272
LACI0.26 (0.22 to 0.30)0.69 (0.43 to 0.96)0.28 (0.24 to 0.31)
n696132828
Cerebral infarction0.79 (0.73 to 0.86)1.87 (1.45 to 2.29)0.84 (0.78 to 0.89)
n11437151
Primary intracerebral haemorrhage0.13 (0.11 to 0.16)0.40 (0.23 to 0.58)0.16 (0.13 to 0.19)
n522274
Subarachnoid haemorrhage0.08 (0.05 to 0.10)0.18 (0.04 to 0.31)0.08 (0.06 to 0.10)
n13212144
Unclassified0.13 (0.11 to 0.16)0.20 (0.06 to 0.37)0.14 (0.11 to 0.16)