Table 3.

Prevalence of Comorbidities and Behavioral Factors in Midlife Stroke Patients Aged 45–64 and Comparisons with Stroke Patients Age ≥ 65.

	Age 45–64 (N=1,618)	Age ≥ 65 (N=3,240)	Unadjusted	Adjusted
Comorbidity/Behavioral Factor	No. (%)	No. (%)	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)*
Hypertension	1,199 (74)	2,568 (79)	0.75 (0.66, 0.87)	0.72 (0.62, 0.83)
Diabetes	832 (51)	1,187 (37)	1.84 (1.63, 2.07)	1.62 (1.42, 1.84)
Coronary artery disease/myocardial infarction	418 (26)	1,230 (38)	0.57 (0.50, 0.65)	0.53 (0.46, 0.61)
Atrial fibrillation	71 (4)	641 (20)	0.19 (0.14, 0.24)	0.21 (0.16, 0.28)
High cholesterol	548 (34)	1,082 (33)	1.02 (0.90, 1.16)	1.01 (0.89, 1.15)
History of stroke/transient ischemic attack	378 (23)	1,064 (33)	0.62 (0.55, 0.72)	0.62 (0.54, 0.71)
Current smoker	605 (37)	365 (11)	4.69 (4.00, 5.44)	4.69 (4.02, 5.47)
Excessive alcohol	163 (10)	128 (4)	2.73 (2.15, 3.47)	2.31 (1.80, 2.96)

^*Estimates from logistic regression adjusted for sex and race-ethnicity

Note: Models were not run for insurance status due to the small number of people without insurance in the older age group.