Cases | |||
---|---|---|---|
Cohabiting (n=424) | Living alone (n=176) | P | |
Mean age at inclusion, years | 57 (10) | 56 (11) | 0.37 |
Male | 278 (66) | 107 (61) | 0.27 |
Risk factors | |||
Hypertension | 250 (59) | 104 (61) | 0.66 |
Diabetes mellitus | 81 (19) | 33 (19) | 0.92 |
Hyperlipidemia | 293 (75) | 120 (79) | 0.28 |
Waist-hip-ratio, gender-adjustedb | |||
Low | 4 (1) | 4 (2) | 0.37 |
Normal | 87 (22) | 31 (19) | |
Intermediate | 111 (28) | 41 (25) | |
High | 187 (48) | 85 (53) | |
Smoking | 141 (33) | 92 (53) | <0.001 |
Socioeconomic and life-style factors | |||
Occupation, lower education | 242 (59) | 122 (73) | 0.001 |
Sedentary leisure time | 60 (15) | 48 (30) | <0.001 |
Self-perceived psychological stress | 92 (23) | 34 (21) | 0.64 |
Alcohol consumption >4 times a week | 27 (7) | 17 (10) | 0.14 |
Pre-stroke disability | 2 (0.5) | 7 (4) | <0.01 |
Comorbidities | |||
History of stroke | 85 (20) | 29 (16) | 0.80 |
History of coronary heart disease | 71 (18) | 26 (17) | 0.85 |
Atrial fibrillation | 52 (12) | 16 (9) | 0.82 |
Endovascular treatment | 4 (0.9) | 1 (0.6) | 1.00 |
Stroke severity | |||
Mild, SSS score 43-58 | 321 (76) | 130 (74) | 0.81 |
Moderate, SSS score 26-42 | 63 (15) | 30 (17) | |
Severe, SSS score 0-25 | 40 (9) | 16 (9) | |
Stroke subtype | |||
Small vessel disease | 81 (19) | 43 (24) | 0.63 |
Large vessel disease | 52 (12) | 21 (12) | |
Cardioembolic stroke | 72 (17) | 26 (15) | |
Cryptogenic stroke | 112 (26) | 50 (28) | |
Other determined stroke | 38 (9) | 13 (7) | |
Undetermined stroke | 69 (16) | 23 (13) |