Table 3.

Risk factors for all stroke expressed as odds ratios with 95% CI values.

Risk factor	n	Pooled OR (95% CI)	I 2 (%)
Hypertension	3	1.66 (0.78-3.55)	88.7
DM	4	2.39 (1.14–5.03)	68.2
Alcohol use	4	1.26 (0.68–2.35)	74.2
Smoking	4	1.02 (0.59–1.79)	67.6
HIV infection	3	2.46 (1.59–3.81)	30.9
Hypercholesterolemia	2	1.18 (0.85–1.63)	0.0

n = number of studies.