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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study populations and stratified prevalence of stroke [n(%)]

From: Prevalence of stroke and stroke related risk factors: a population based cross sectional survey in southwestern China

Variables

High risk population for stroke

Overall stroke

Ischemic stroke

Hemorrhagic stroke

Total (n = 16,892)

2893 (17.1%)

524 (3.1%)

429 (2.5%)

95 (0.6%)

Sex

 Male(n = 5411)

1370 (25.3%)

201 (3.7%)

158 (2.9%)

43 (0.8%)

 Female(n = 11,481)

1523 (13.3%)

323 (2.8%)

271 (2.4%)

52 (0.5%)

 P value

<  0.001

0.003 (9.94)

0.029 (4.65)

0.006 (7.68)

Age, y

 40–49(n = 3524)

318 (9.0%)

37 (1.0%)

30 (0.8%)

7 (0.2%)

 50–59(n = 5106)

686 (13.4%)

103 (2.0%)

87 (1.7%)

16 (0.3%)

 60–69(n = 5803)

1125 (19.4%)

228 (3.9%)

188 (3.2%)

40 (0.7%)

 70–79(n = 2183)

629 (28.8%)

131 (6.0%)

106 (4.9%)

25 (1.1%)

  ≥ 80(n = 276)

135 (48.9%)

25 (9.1%)

18 (6.5%)

7 (2.5%)

 P value

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

Residence

 Urban(n = 8889)

1361 (15.3%)

260 (2.9%)

203 (2.3%)

57 (0.6%)

 Rural(n = 8003)

1532 (19.1%)

264 (3.3%)

226 (2.8%)

38 (0.5%)

 P value

<  0.001

0.186 (1.96)

0.026 (4.96)

0.173 (2.09)

Education

 Primary school or below (n = 8331)

1948 (23.4%)

369 (4.4%)

310 (3.7%)

59 (0.7%)

 Junior middle school(n = 3312)

568 (17.1%)

106 (3.2%)

83 (2.5%)

23 (0.7%)

 Senior middle school (n = 3111)

228 (7.3%)

33 (1.1%)

23 (0.7%)

10 (0.3%)

 College or above (n = 2138)

149 (0.7%)

16 (0.7%)

13 (0.6%)

3 (0.1%)

 P value

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

0.017 (10.6)

Overweight/obesity

 Yes(n = 8615)

1545 (17.9%)

355 (4.1%)

290 (3.4%)

65 (0.8%)

 No(n = 8277)

1348 (16.3%)

169 (2.0%)

139 (1.7%)

30 (0.4%)

 P value

0.004 (8.07)

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

Smoking

 Yes(n = 3676)

748 (20.3%)

139 (3.8%)

114 (3.1%)

25 (0.7%)

 No(n = 13,216)

2145 (16.2%)

385 (2.9%)

315 (2.4%)

70 (0.5%)

 P value

<  0.001

0.006 (7.2)

0.017 (5.98)

0.283 (1.16)

Physical inactivity

 Yes(n = 8226)

1752 (21.3%)

305 (3.7%)

251 (3.1%)

54 (0.7%)

 No(n = 8666)

1141 (13.2%)

219 (2.5%)

178 (2.1%)

41 (0.5%)

 P value

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

0.124 (2.54)

Hypertension

 Yes(n = 7018)

2082 (29.7%)

313 (4.5%)

246 (3.5%)

67 (1.0%)

 No(n = 9874)

811 (8.2%)

211 (2.1%)

183 (1.9%)

28 (0.3%)

 P value

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

Diabetes

 Yes(n = 2754)

780 (28.3%)

106 (3.8%)

94 (3.4%)

12 (0.4%)

 No(n = 14,138)

2113 (14.9%)

418 (3.0%)

335 (2.4%)

83 (0.6%)

 P value

<  0.001

0.013 (6.1)

0.003 (10.1)

0.323 (0.94)

Dyslipidemia

 Yes(n = 3235)

822 (25.4%)

141 (4.4%)

108 (3.3%)

33 (1.0%)

 No(n = 13,657)

2071 (15.2%)

383 (2.8%)

321 (2.4%)

62 (0.5%)

 P value

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

Atrial fibrillation

 Yes(n = 232)

72 (31.0%)

14 (6.0%)

13 (5.6%)

1 (0.4%)

 No(n = 16,660)

2821 (17.1%)

510 (3.1%)

416 (2.5%)

94 (0.6%)

 P value

<  0.001

0.009 (6.7)

0.006 (8.9)

0.138 (2.2)

Family history

 Yes(n = 2224)

528 (23.7%)

86 (3.9%)

55 (2.5%)

31 (1.4%)

 No(n = 14,668)

2365 (16.1%)

438 (2.9%)

374 (2.5%)

64 (0.4%)

 P value

<  0.001

0.027 (4.98)

0.984 (0.05)

<  0.001

  1. The prevalence rates stratified by demographic characteristics and risk factors are crude estimates