Demographics of incident strokes by whether or not there was a stroke unit in the hospital
| Demographic | No stroke unit in hospital (n=110 207) | Stroke unit (n=47 432) |
| Age (years) (median (IQR)) | 75 (66–82) | 73 (63–81) |
| Sex (% women) | 55.6 | 54.0 |
| Socioeconomic deprivation (%) | ||
| 1 (least) | 16.2 | 19.5 |
| 2 | 21.9 | 15.7 |
| 3 | 19.8 | 17.4 |
| 4 | 21.2 | 20.2 |
| 5 (most) | 20.9 | 27.2 |
| Comorbidities (%) | ||
| Diabetes | 8.3 | 10.8 |
| Cancer | 6.0 | 7.7 |
| Respiratory disease | 6.1 | 8.6 |
| Heart failure | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Peripheral arterial disease | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 9.5 | 15.4 |
| Essential hypertension | 14.5 | 29.8 |
| Renal failure | 2.2 | 3.5 |
| Coronary heart disease | 16.2 | 20.6 |
| Rheumatic/valvular heart disease | 2.1 | 3.2 |
| Pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| Depression | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| Parkinsonism | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| Dementia | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| Falls and fracture | 8.7 | 9.0 |
| Alcohol misuse | 2.8 | 4.9 |