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. 2014 Jul 16;3(4):e000762. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.113.000762

Table 3.

Odds Ratios (95% CI) for Comorbid Conditions and Risk Factors in Ischemic Stroke Patients Over 40 Years by Length of Education and Disposable Income, 2003‐2012

Risk Factor Education, OR (95% CI) Income Group, OR (95% CI) Male Sex, OR (95% CI) Age, OR (95% CI) Per 10 Years
Vocational Higher 2 3 4 5
Diabetes 0.93 (0.88 to 0.99) 0.81 (0.74 to 0.90) 1.02 (0.95 to 1.09) 0.84 (0.77 to 0.99) 0.72 (0.65 to 0.79) 0.57 (0.52 to 0.63) 1.36 (1.29 to 1.43) 1.02 (0.99 to 1.04)
Atrial fibrillation 1.01 (0.96 to 1.07) 1.06 (0.97 to 1.16) 1.03 (0.96 to 1.10) 0.97 (0.90 to 1.06) 1.07 (0.97 to 1.18) 1.14 (1.03 to 1.26) 0.97 (0.92 to 1.02) 2.04 (1.97 to 2.10)
Acute myocardial infarction 0.94 (0.88 to 1.01) 0.85 (0.76 to 0.95) 1.05 (0.97 to 1.14) 1.01 (0.92 to 1.12) 0.85 (0.76 to 0.96) 0.81 (0.72 to 0.92) 2.13 (1.99 to 2.28) 1.39 (1.34 to 1.43)
Hypertension 1.05 (1.01 to 1.10) 0.97 (0.91 to 1.02) 1.09 (1.04 to 1.14) 1.10 (1.04 to 1.16) 1.06 (1.00 to 1.13) 1.02 (0.96 to 1.09) 0.92 (0.89 to 0.95) 1.25 (1.23 to 1.27)
Intermittent claudication 0.92 (0.82 to 1.03) 0.82 (0.67 to 0.99) 1.17 (1.02 to 1.34) 0.93 (0.78 to 1.10) 0.95 (0.78 to 1.15) 0.61 (0.50 to 0.77) 1.46 (1.30 to 1.62) 1.14 (1.08 to 1.20)
Smoking 0.91 (0.87 to 0.95) 0.69 (0.64 to 0.74) 0.96 (0.91 to 1.01) 0.81 (0.76 to 0.86) 0.66 (0.62 to 0.71) 0.51 (0.47 to 0.54) 1.24 (1.20 to 1.29) 0.55 (0.54 to 0.56)
Alcohol 1.31 (1.21 to 1.41) 1.51 (1.36 to 1.67) 0.96 (0.88 to 1.05) 0.78 (0.70 to 0.86) 0.64 (0.57 to 0.71) 0.67 (0.60 to 0.75) 3.30 (3.05 to 3.56) 0.67 (0.65 to 0.68)
Obesity* 0.74 (0.70 to 0.79) 0.53 (0.48 to 0.59) 1.03 (0.96 to 1.11) 0.95 (0.87 to 1.04) 0.86 (0.78 to 0.95) 0.88 (0.79 to 0.97) 0.98 (0.93 to 1.03) 0.72 (0.70 to 0.73)

Adjusted by sex, age, and calendar year; reference categories, basic education and income group 1.

*

Information available for only 73% of stroke patients.