Profile of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors in stroke in a rural based tertiary care hospital - a case control study
| Autor: | Shilpa Deoke, Shilpa Hajare, Ajeet Saoji, Aniruddha Deoke |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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medicine.medical_specialty non-modifiable Hospitals Rural Physical examination Coronary artery disease Risk Factors Internal medicine medicine Humans modifiable Risk factor Family history Stroke Aged medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Case-control study General Medicine Articles Middle Aged medicine.disease stroke Chewing tobacco Case-Control Studies Physical therapy Female business Body mass index Risk Reduction Behavior |
| Zdroj: | Global Journal of Health Science |
| ISSN: | 1916-9736 |
| Popis: | Background: Stroke, a major public health problem in India and worldwide, is associated with many risk factors. The modification of risk factors, an important public health strategy, has been shown to reduce the risk of stroke. Hence the present study was carried out to document the risk factor profile of stroke. Methods: It was a case-control study. Patients with stroke admitted in a tertiary care centre in central India and age and sex matched controls were included. Detail history and clinical examination was done in all cases and controls. The risk factors studied were education, socioeconomic status (according to Kuppuswamy’s classification), level of physical activity, alcohol intake, and smoking, tobacco chewing, family history of stroke and history of systemic hypertension, transient ischemic attack or ischemic heart disease. Anthropometric (weight, height, body mass index and waist circumference) measurements were done in all patients. Electrocardiogram was done in cases as well as controls and abnormalities noted. Statistical Analysis: The data was analyzed using Epi info version 3.4.1 software. Chi-square test was used as test of significance and p value less than 0.05 was considered as significant. Results: On comparing the cases with controls, sedentary life-style (p=0.02), history of transient ischemic attack (p=0.002), coronary artery disease (p=0.014), family history of stroke (p=0.001), systemic hypertension (p |
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