Patients presented with first stroke (n=2543) | Patients presented with recurrent stroke (n=766) | χ² test for group differences | ||||
N | Proportion (%) | N | Proportion (%) | χ2 | P values | |
Sex (male:female) | 1288:1255 | 50.6:49.4 | 368:398 | 48.0:52.0 | 1.0 | 0.206 |
History of AF admitted with ischaemic stroke | 371 | 17.5 | 193 | 30.4 | 50.1 | <0.001 |
History of AF admitted with haemorrhagic stroke | 61 | 15.6 | 38 | 30.2 | 13.1 | <0.001 |
History of AF admitted with ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke | 435* | 17.1 | 231* | 30.2 | 62.4 | <0.001 |
*Information on type of stroke was not specified in three cases.
AF, atrial fibrillation.