Adjusted for age, age squared, residential township, smoking, alcohol intake, physical activity level, parental history of stroke, and education level. Adjusted for age, sex, race, and cigarette smoking. Adjusted for age; systolic blood pressure; treatment for hypertension; history of cardiovascular disease, atrial fibrillation, and/or left ventricular hypertrophy; and smoking status. Adjusted for age and smoking. Bushnell et al Guidelines for Prevention of Stroke in Women 1569 elderly women with AF as the population ages.19 For exam- ple, in Get With The Guidelines Stroke, one third of hospital admissions for stroke were for stroke patients 80 years of age, and AF was identified in 15.6% of men and 20.4% of Moreover, women with AF are slightly less likely to receive anticoagulation therapy than men (88% Similar findings were observed in other studies.71,372 376 Risk Stratification for Women With AF The occurrence of stroke is one of the most feared compli- cations in patients with AF. 