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. 2014 Apr 29;11(4):e1001634. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001634

Table 9. Population attributable risks of presumed etiological factors for ischemic stroke.

Etiological Factor PAR (95% CI)a (n/N = 610/6,844)
Hypertension 0.33 (0.20–0.49)
Smoking 0.16 (0.08–0.30)
Diabetes mellitus 0.03 (0.01–0.08)
Atrial fibrillation 0.00 (0.00–0.16)
Coronary disease 0.03 (0.01–0.08)
Overweight/obesity 0.12 (0.05–0.27)
TC/HDL ratio 0.03 (0.00–0.82)
Total 0.55 (0.41–0.68)
a

All analyses are adjusted for age, sex, hypertension, smoking, diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation, coronary disease, TC/HDL ratio, and overweight/obesity, if appropriate. Category boundaries for quartiles of TC/HDL ratio were 4.38, 5.30, and 6.42 for men and 3.94, 4.78, and 5.82 for women.