Descriptive statistics
| Total, N (%) | |
| Total | 2874 |
| Age group | |
| <65 | 863 (30.0) |
| 65–74 | 764 (26.6) |
| 75–84 | 1247 (43.4) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 1447 (50.3) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 2126 (75.8) |
| Black | 525 (18.7) |
| Other | 153 (5.5) |
| Socio-economic status | |
| Non-manual | 730 (25.4) |
| Manual | 1604 (55.8) |
| Unknown | 540 (18.8) |
| Stroke subtype | |
| Infarct | 2089 (72.7) |
| Primary intracerebral haemorrhage | 395 (13.7) |
| Subarachnoid haemorrhage | 171 (6.0) |
| Undefined | 219 (7.6) |
| Risk factors | |
| Previous transient ischaemic attack | 358 (13.4) |
| Hypertension | 1714 (64.1) |
| Diabetes mellitis | 483 (18.0) |
| Previous myocardial infarction | 315 (11.7) |
| Previous atrial fibrillation | 463 (17.2) |
| Smoker or ex-smoker | 943 (35.6) |
| Stroke severity indices | |
| Glasgow Coma Score <8 | 497 (18.1) |
| Glasgow Coma Score 9–12 | 422 (15.3) |
| Glasgow Coma Score 13–15 | 1835 (66.6) |
| Motor deficit | 2282 (84.4) |
| Incontinence | 1238 (47.3) |