Table 4 Multivariable comparison of risk factors between white and black stroke populations

Age

0.95 (0.94–0.96)

<0.001

0.96 (0.95–0.97)

<0.001

0.93 (0.92–0.95)

<0.001

1.05 (1.04–1.07)

<0.001

Male sex

1.81 (1.42–2.31)

<0.001

1.53 (1.18–1.98)

0.001

2.35 (1.59–3.47)

<0.001

0.50 (0.37–0.67)

<0.001

Hypertension

2.94 (2.16–4.00)

<0.001

2.55 (1.83–3.53)

<0.001

3.94 (2.39–6.47)

<0.001

0.59 (0.39–0.88)

0.01

Diabetes

2.54 (1.97–3.28)

<0.001

2.74 (2.10–3.58)

<0.001

1.91 (1.28–2.85)

0.002

1.10 (0.83–1.46)

0.50

Hypercholesterolaemia

0.66 (0.52–0.83)

<0.001

0.64 (0.50–0.83)

<0.001

0.75 (0.52–1.09)

0.13

1.04 (0.79–1.37)

0.76

Smoking

0.27 (0.21–0.35)

<0.001

0.36 (0.27–0.46)

<0.001

0.14 (0.09–0.20)

<0.001

3.98 (2.93–5.41)

<0.001

Body mass index

1.03 (1.00–1.07)

0.04

1.03 (1.01–1.06)

0.01

1.04 (1.01–1.08)

0.01

1.01 (0.99–1.04)

0.32

Ischaemic heart disease

0.73 (0.54–0.98)

0.04

0.72 (0.52–0.99)

0.05

0.68 (0.41–1.14)

0.14

0.96 (0.62–1.49)

0.87

Peripheral vascular disease

0.73 (0.47–1.14)

0.16

0.71 (0.44–1.15)

0.17

0.71 (0.31–1.61)

0.41

0.95 (0.46–1.96)

0.89

Atrial fibrillation

0.53 (0.39–0.70)

<0.001

0.54 (0.40–0.74)

<0.001

0.49 (0.30–0.81)

0.006

0.97 (0.63–1.48)

0.87

Townsend deprivation index

1.61 (1.53–1.68)

<0.001

1.61 (1.53–1.69)

<0.001

1.69 (1.57–1.82)

<0.001

0.91 (0.87–0.95)

<0.001