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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of 3522 cases with ICH and 35,173 controls (matched on age and sex) from North Jutland, Viborg and Aarhus counties, Denmark, 1991–2003

From: Liver cirrhosis, other liver diseases, and risk of hospitalisation for intracerebral haemorrhage: A Danish population-based case-control study

 

Cases

Controls

No.

3522

35,173

Age, years*

67 (18–89)

67 (18–89)

Sex

  

-Men (%)

1852 (52.6)

18,492 (52.6)

-Women (%)

1670 (47.4)

16,681 (47.4)

Discharge diagnosis:

  

Cirrhosis (%)†

23 (0.7)

44 (0.1)

Other non-cirrhotic alcoholic liver diseases (%)†

23 (0.7)

41 (0.1)

Other non-cirrhotic non-alcoholic liver diseases (%)†

14 (0.4)

119 (0.3)

Hypertension (%)†

586 (16.6)

2563 (7.3)

Diabetes mellitus (%)†

220 (6.3)

1252 (3.6)

Chronic bronchitis and emphysema (%)†

130 (3.7)

1119 (3.2)

Prescription for:

  

Antihypertensive drugs (%)#

1603 (45.5)

13,107 (37.3)

Insulin and oral hypoglycemic drugs (%)#

245 (7.0)

1715 (4.9)

Platelet inhibitors (%)#

414 (11.8)

2463 (7.0)

High-dose aspirin (%)#

319 (9.1)

2117 (6.0)

Oral anticoagulants (%)#

173 (4.9)

558 (1.6)

Statins (%)#

134 (3.8)

1324 (3.8)

Other lipid-lowering drugs (%)#

23 (0.7)

148 (0.4)

Hormone replacement therapy (%)#

396 (11.2)

4107 (11.7)

  1. *Mean (range)
  2. †A discharge diagnosis before the admission for ICH.
  3. #Received at least one prescription within 90 days (platelet inhibitors, high-dose aspirin, oral anticoagulants), ever received at least one prescription (insulin and hypoglycemic drugs, statins, other lipid-lowering drugs, hormone replacement therapy) or ever received at least three prescriptions (antihypertensive drugs).