Description of the population according to stroke subtype
| Total* (N=1 60 751) | Ischaemic stroke* (N=134) | Haemorrhagic stroke* (N=56) | |
| Age (years) | 47.7 (13.1) | 58.9 (9.43) | 59.7 (9.72) |
| Body mass index (kg/m²) | 25.0 (4.48) | 26.4 (3.83) | 25.4 (3.71) |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 85 303 (53.2%) | 45 (33.8%) | 28 (50.9%) |
| Male | 75 112 (46.8%) | 88 (66.2%) | 27 (49.1%) |
| High blood pressure diagnosed | |||
| No | 142 409 (88.7%) | 103 (76.9%) | 41 (73.2%) |
| Yes | 18 152 (11.3%) | 31 (23.1%) | 15 (26.8%) |
| Diabetes diagnosed | |||
| No | 158 466 (98.7%) | 123 (91.8%) | 55 (98.2%) |
| Yes | 2095 (1.30%) | 11 (8.21%) | 1 (1.79%) |
| Familial history of cardiovascular diseases | |||
| No | 144 529 (90.0%) | 117 (87.3%) | 50 (89.3%) |
| Yes | 16 032 (9.98%) | 17 (12.7%) | 6 (10.7%) |
| Dyslipidaemia diagnosed | |||
| No | 147 367 (91.8%) | 105 (78.4%) | 43 (76.8%) |
| Yes | 13 194 (8.22%) | 29 (21.6%) | 13 (23.2%) |
| Smoking | |||
| Not smoker | 71 634 (45.6%) | 53 (40.8%) | 17 (30.9%) |
| Current/former smoker<30 pack-years | 79 434 (50.5%) | 61 (46.9%) | 27 (49.1%) |
| Current/former smoker≥30 pack-years | 6172 (3.93%) | 16 (12.3%) | 11 (20.0%) |
| Occupation | |||
| High-skilled white-collar jobs | 43 358 (30.0%) | 38 (29.0%) | 23 (45.1%) |
| Self-employed/chief executive officer, professional jobs | 49 236 (34.0%) | 42 (32.1%) | 16 (31.4%) |
| Low-skilled white-collar jobs | 37 352 (25.8%) | 29 (22.1%) | 8 (15.7%) |
| Blue-collar jobs | 14 723 (10.2%) | 22 (16.8%) | 4 (7.84%) |
| Long working hours exposure | |||
| <10 years | 134 429 (86.6%) | 101 (80.2%) | 39 (72.2%) |
| ≥10 years | 20 723 (13.4%) | 25 (19.8%) | 15 (27.8%) |
*Quantitative variables are shown in mean (SD) and categorical variables in number (percentage).