Age- and Gender-Specific Prevalence of Risk Factors in Patients with First-Ever Ischemic Stroke in China
Background. Evidences are accumulating that age and gender have great impact on the distribution of stroke risk factors. Such data are lacking in Chinese population. Methods. 1027 patients with first-ever ischemic stroke (IS) were recruited and divided into young adult (<50 years), middle-aged (5...
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| description | Background. Evidences are accumulating that age and gender have great impact on the distribution of stroke risk factors. Such data are lacking in Chinese population. Methods. 1027 patients with first-ever ischemic stroke (IS) were recruited and divided into young adult (<50 years), middle-aged (50∼80 years), and very old (>80 years) groups according to stroke onset ages. Vascular risk factors were collected and compared among groups. Results. Female patients were globally older than male patients at stroke onset and having higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM), heart diseases, and atrial fibrillation (AF). However, females were less likely to drink heavily or smoke than males. Young patients had a much higher proportion of smoking and drinking than middle-aged and very old patients and the highest family history of hypertension, while very old patients had the highest prevalence of heart diseases and AF but lowest proportion of positive family history of vascular diseases. Hypertension and DM were equally frequent among three groups. Conclusion. Our study showed that vascular risk factors had a specific age and gender distribution pattern in Chinese IS patients. Secondary prevention strategy should emphasize on the control of different risk factors based on patient’s age and gender. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0483e09e9c734a8d974de21ae1be20ef2025-02-03T05:44:17ZengWileyStroke Research and Treatment2090-81052042-00562012-01-01201210.1155/2012/136398136398Age- and Gender-Specific Prevalence of Risk Factors in Patients with First-Ever Ischemic Stroke in ChinaXiao-ying Yao0Yan Lin1Jie-li Geng2Ya-meng Sun3Ying Chen4Guo-wen Shi5Qun Xu6Yan-sheng Li7Department of Neurology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200127, ChinaBackground. Evidences are accumulating that age and gender have great impact on the distribution of stroke risk factors. Such data are lacking in Chinese population. Methods. 1027 patients with first-ever ischemic stroke (IS) were recruited and divided into young adult (<50 years), middle-aged (50∼80 years), and very old (>80 years) groups according to stroke onset ages. Vascular risk factors were collected and compared among groups. Results. Female patients were globally older than male patients at stroke onset and having higher prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM), heart diseases, and atrial fibrillation (AF). However, females were less likely to drink heavily or smoke than males. Young patients had a much higher proportion of smoking and drinking than middle-aged and very old patients and the highest family history of hypertension, while very old patients had the highest prevalence of heart diseases and AF but lowest proportion of positive family history of vascular diseases. Hypertension and DM were equally frequent among three groups. Conclusion. Our study showed that vascular risk factors had a specific age and gender distribution pattern in Chinese IS patients. Secondary prevention strategy should emphasize on the control of different risk factors based on patient’s age and gender.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/136398 |
| spellingShingle | Xiao-ying Yao Yan Lin Jie-li Geng Ya-meng Sun Ying Chen Guo-wen Shi Qun Xu Yan-sheng Li Age- and Gender-Specific Prevalence of Risk Factors in Patients with First-Ever Ischemic Stroke in China Stroke Research and Treatment |
| title | Age- and Gender-Specific Prevalence of Risk Factors in Patients with First-Ever Ischemic Stroke in China |
| title_full | Age- and Gender-Specific Prevalence of Risk Factors in Patients with First-Ever Ischemic Stroke in China |
| title_fullStr | Age- and Gender-Specific Prevalence of Risk Factors in Patients with First-Ever Ischemic Stroke in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Age- and Gender-Specific Prevalence of Risk Factors in Patients with First-Ever Ischemic Stroke in China |
| title_short | Age- and Gender-Specific Prevalence of Risk Factors in Patients with First-Ever Ischemic Stroke in China |
| title_sort | age and gender specific prevalence of risk factors in patients with first ever ischemic stroke in china |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/136398 |
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