Age and sex specific incidence rate of stroke in the elderly population
| Men | Women | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | Number of strokes | Person years | Incidence rate* | 95% CI | Number of strokes | Person years | Incidence rate* | 95% CI | Number of strokes | Person years | Incidence rate* | 95% CI |
| *Rate per 1000 person years. | ||||||||||||
| 55–59 | 2 | 1205.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 to 6.6 | 2 | 1691.2 | 1.2 | 0.3 to 4.7 | 4 | 2896.3 | 1.4 | 0.5 to 3.7 |
| 60–64 | 8 | 3428.6 | 2.3 | 1.2 to 4.7 | 10 | 4725.0 | 2.1 | 1.1 to 3.9 | 18 | 8153.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 to 3.5 |
| 65–69 | 31 | 4067.9 | 7.6 | 5.4 to 10.8 | 16 | 5230.4 | 3.1 | 1.9 to 5.0 | 47 | 9298.3 | 5.1 | 3.8 to 6.7 |
| 70–74 | 32 | 3565.5 | 9.0 | 6.3 to 12.7 | 29 | 5072.1 | 5.7 | 4.0 to 8.2 | 61 | 8637.7 | 7.1 | 5.5 to 9.1 |
| 75–79 | 48 | 2656.9 | 18.1 | 13.6 to 24.0 | 65 | 4557.0 | 14.3 | 11.1 to 18.1 | 113 | 7213.9 | 15.7 | 13.0 to 18.8 |
| 80–84 | 31 | 1556.9 | 19.9 | 14.0 to 28.3 | 41 | 3495.0 | 11.7 | 8.6 to 15.9 | 72 | 5051.8 | 14.3 | 11.3 to 18.0 |
| 85–89 | 17 | 665.6 | 25.5 | 15.9 to 41.1 | 49 | 2379.5 | 20.6 | 15.6 to 27.2 | 66 | 3045.0 | 21.7 | 17.0 to 27.6 |
| 90–94 | 8 | 239.6 | 33.4 | 16.7 to 66.8 | 30 | 1130.3 | 26.5 | 18.6 to 38.0 | 38 | 1369.9 | 27.7 | 20.2 to 38.1 |
| 95+ | 3 | 43.0 | 69.8 | 22.5 to 216.6 | 10 | 301.7 | 33.1 | 17.8 to 61.6 | 13 | 344.7 | 37.7 | 21.9 to 65.0 |
| All | 180 | 17429.0 | 10.3 | 8.9 to 12.0 | 252 | 28582.2 | 8.8 | 7.8 to 10.0 | 432 | 46011.2 | 9.4 | 8.5 to 10.3 |