Table 2

Distribution of 3309 patients with first stroke or recurrent stroke and any history of AF according to sex and previous history of stroke, admitted to hospitals in Surrey between January 2014 and February 2016

Patients presented with first stroke (n=2543)Patients presented with recurrent stroke (n=766)χ² test for group differences
NProportion (%)NProportion (%)χ2 P values
Sex (male:female)1288:125550.6:49.4368:39848.0:52.01.00.206
History of AF admitted with ischaemic stroke37117.519330.450.1<0.001
History of AF admitted with haemorrhagic stroke6115.63830.213.1<0.001
History of AF admitted with ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke435*17.1231*30.262.4<0.001
  • *Information on type of stroke was not specified in three cases.

  • AF, atrial fibrillation.