Table 1.

Factors Influencing Stroke Recurrence in Patients

	Risk Factor	Category	Control Group (n = 815)		Observation Group (n = 257)
			Number of Cases (Cases)	Percentage (%)	Number of Cases (Cases)	Percentage (%)
Uncontrollable factors	Age	<60	272	33.30	52	20.3	17.848	0.000
		60_80	448	55.00	162	63.00
		>80	95	11.70	43	16.70
	Sex	Male	487	59.80	151	58.80	0.081	0.776
		Female	328	40.20	106	41.20
	Occupation	Mental labor	69	8.50	22	8.60	0.068	0.966
		Physical labor	350	42.90	108	42.00
		Both or others	396	48.60	127	49.40
	Family history of hypertension	No	723	88.70	226	87.90	0.115	0.734
		Yes	92	11.30	31	12.10
	Family history of diabetes	No	794	97.40	242	94.20	6.398	0.011
		Yes	21	2.60	15	5.80
	Family history of cerebrovascular disease	No	782	96.00	248	96.50	0.155	0.693
		Yes	33	4.00	9	3.50
	Physical activity	No	324	39.80	126	49.00	9.701	0.021
Controllable factors		Moderate exercise	412	50.60	102	39.70
		Frequent exercise	78	9.60	29	11.30
		High-intensity exercise	1	0.10	0	0.00
	Dietary habits	Low salt, low fat, more vegetables	145	17.80	67	26.10	12.070	0.034
		Regular diet	45	5.50	7	2.70
		High in sweets	56	6.90	20	7.80
		High salt	438	53.70	121	47.10
		High fat	108	13.30	36	14.00
		Others	23	2.80	6	2.30
	Smoking history	No	620	76.10	181	70.40	3.297	0.069
		Yes	195	23.90	76	29.60
	Alcohol use	No	586	71.90	179	69.60	1.170	0.557
		Occasional alcohol consumption	161	19.80	51	19.80
		Chronic alcohol consumption	68	8.30	27	10.50
	BMI	Underweight	22	2.70	3	1.20	2.541	0.468
		Normal	338	41.50	102	39.70
		Overweight	345	42.30	114	44.40
		Obese	110	13.50	38	14.80
	Sleep-disordered breathing	No	637	78.20	159	61.90	29.341	0.000
		Only snoring	154	18.90	85	33.10
		Short-term apnea	21	2.60	13	5.10
		Long-term apnea	3	0.40	0	0.00
	History of hypertension	No	376	46.10	73	28.40	25.234	0.000
		Yes	439	53.90	184	71.60
	History of diabetes	No	673	82.60	180	70.00	18.894	0.000
		Yes	142	17.40	77	30.00
	History of heart disease	No heart disease	724	88.80	212	82.50	19.573	0.000
		AF	19	2.30	14	5.40
		AF with other heart disease	5	0.60	9	3.50
		Other heart diseases	67	8.20	22	8.60
	Intracranial and extracranial arterial stenosis	No stenosis or unknown	626	76.80	186	72.40	3.821	0.281
		Intracranial	37	4.50	19	7.40
		Extracranial	107	13.10	37	14.40
		Intracranial + Extracranial	45	5.50	15	5.80
	Peripheral vascular disease	No	802	98.40	250	97.30	1.359	0.244
		Yes	13	1.60	7	2.70
	History of migraine	No	804	98.70	253	98.40	0.061	0.806
		Yes	11	1.30	4	1.60
	Chronic inflammatory or infectious diseases	No	813	99.80	255	99.20	1.492	0.222
		Yes	2	0.20	2	0.80

Abbreviation: BMI, Body Mass Index.