Table 3 Incidence of subarachnoid haemorrhage per age category in 20 studies
Age (y)Incidence per 100 000 person-years (95% CI)Incidence ratio (95% CI)Ratio women/men (95% CI)
<252.0 (1.6 to 2.6)0.10 (0.08 to 0.14)1.36 (0.82 to 2.27)
25–357.7 (6.8 to 8.8)0.40 (0.34 to 0.46)0.67 (0.51 to 0.88)
35–4510.5 (9.0 to 11.3)0.52 (0.44 to 0.60)0.65 (0.51 to 0.82)
45–5519.5 (17.8 to 21.4)Reference0.91 (0.76 to 1.09)
55–6524.8 (22.7 to 27.2)1.27 (1.12 to 1.45)1.15 (0.95 to 1.38)
65–7525.4 (23.1 to 28.0)1.30 (1.14 to 1.49)1.26 (1.04 to 1.54)
75–8526.2 (22.5 to 30.4)1.34 (1.13 to 1.60)1.50 (1.07 to 2.10)
>8531.3 (24.6–39.8)1.61 (1.24 to 2.07)0.84 (0.49 to 1.44)