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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gan, Yong
• Wu, Jiang
• Zhang, Shengchao
• Li, Liqing
• Yin, Xiaoxv
• Gong, Yanhong
• Herath, Chulani
• Mkandawire, Naomie
• Zhou, Yanfeng
• Song, Xingyue
• Zeng, Xiaozhou
• Li, Wenzhen
• Liu, Qiaoyan
• Shu, Chang
• Wang, Zhihong
• Lu, Zuxun

Titel

Prevalence and risk factors associated with stroke in middle-aged and older Chinese: A community-based cross-sectional study

Ist Teil von

• Scientific reports, 2017-08, Vol.7 (1), p.9501-7, Article 9501

Ort / Verlag

England: Nature Publishing Group

Erscheinungsjahr

2017

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Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Although the prevalence of stroke and its risk factors has been widely reported in some Western countries, information on essential stroke parameters is lacking in China, the most populous nation. A community-based cross-sectional study with 8,018 Chinese adults aged ≥40 years was used to determine the prevalence of stroke and associated risk factors. Within the screened population, the prevalence of stroke was 2.21% for both sexes, 1.60% for females, and 3.18% for males. Prevalence increased with age in both sexes (P < 0.0001). In a multivariable model, factors significantly associated with stroke were increasing age (odds ratio [OR] = 1.87, 95% CI: 1.58-2.24), male gender (OR = 2.03, 95% CI: 1.42-2.90), family history of stroke (OR = 4.33, 95% CI: 2.89-6.49), history of hyperlipidemia (OR = 1.87, 95% CI 1.31-2.68), history of hypertension (OR = 1.47, 95% CI 1.02-2.12), and physical inactivity (OR = 1.74, 95% CI: 1.16-2.59). The findings indicate that stroke prevalence in middle-aged and older Chinese adults is higher in males than in females, and increases with age in both sexes. Population-based public health intervention programs and policies targeting hyperlipidemia and hypertension control and encouragement of physical activity should be highly prioritized for middle-aged and older adults in Shenzhen, China.