Prevalence and risk factors associated with stroke in middle-aged and older Chinese: A community-based cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Qiaoyan Liu, Yanhong Gong, Chang Shu, Wenzhen Li, Zhihong Wang, Yong Gan, Zuxun Lu, Xingyue Song, Xiaozhou Zeng, Naomie Mkandawire, Liqing Li, Chulani Herath, Xiaoxv Yin, Yanfeng Zhou, Jiang Wu, Shengchao Zhang |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study Population lcsh:Medicine 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Hyperlipidemia medicine Family history lcsh:Science education Stroke Community based education.field_of_study Multidisciplinary business.industry Public health lcsh:R Odds ratio medicine.disease lcsh:Q business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Demography |
| Zdroj: | Scientific Reports Scientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| Popis: | 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 |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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