Age-specific rates of AF-related incident ischaemic stroke and PVE at different time periods
| Ischaemic stroke or PVE | All ages | Age <80 | Age ≥80 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate/1000/year | Number | Rate/1000/year | Number | Rate/1000/year | Number | |
| Total AF | ||||||
| 2002–2012 | 0.49 (0.45–0.54) | 454 | 0.20 (0.18–0.24) | 182 | 7.43 (6.57–8.37) | 272 |
| 2002–2007 | 0.49 (0.43–0.56) | 223 | 0.20 (0.16–0.25) | 88 | 7.98 (6.69–9.45) | 135 |
| 2007–2012 | 0.49 (0.43–0.56) | 231 | 0.21 (0.17–0.25) | 94 | 6.96 (5.84–8.23) | 137 |
| 2007–2009.5* | 0.42 (0.34–0.51) | 99 | 0.18 (0.13–0.25) | 41 | 5.89 (4.47–7.62) | 58 |
| 2009.5*–2012 | 0.56 (0.47–0.66) | 132 | 0.23 (0.18–0.31) | 53 | 8.03 (6.35–10.00) | 79 |
| Premorbid AF | ||||||
| 2002–2012 | 0.36 (0.32–0.40) | 336 | 0.14 (0.12–0.17) | 128 | 5.68 (4.94–6.51) | 208 |
| 2002–2007 | 0.35 (0.29–0.40) | 158 | 0.15 (0.11–0.19) | 64 | 5.56 (4.49–6.80) | 94 |
| 2007–2012 | 0.38 (0.32–0.44) | 178 | 0.14 (0.11–0.18) | 64 | 5.79 (4.78–6.96) | 114 |
| 2007–2009.5* | 0.35 (0.28–0.44) | 83 | 0.14 (0.09–0.19) | 31 | 5.28 (3.95–6.93) | 52 |
| 2009.5*–2012 | 0.40 (0.33–0.49) | 95 | 0.15 (0.10–0.21) | 33 | 6.30 (4.83–8.08) | 62 |
*2009.5 represented the mid-point of the second 5 years of study and corresponded to 30 September 2009
AF, atrial fibrillation; PVE, peripheral embolic vascular event.