Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of 487,198 participants according to family history of stroke
| Characteristic | Family history in men (n=199,240) |
Family history in women (n=287,958) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | No | Yes | |
| No. of participants | 163,791 (82.2) | 35,449 (17.8) | 237,436 (82.5) | 50,522 (17.5) |
| Age (yr) | 52.4±11.0 | 52.1±9.8 | 50.9±10.5 | 51.3±9.4 |
| Urban area (%) | 41.9 | 45.9 | 42.4 | 48.5 |
| Middle school and above (%) | 57.1 | 60.9 | 42.5 | 46.8 |
| Married (%) | 92.8 | 93.7 | 89.3 | 89.9 |
| Household income ≥20,000 yuan/y (%) | 45.5 | 47.0 | 40.3 | 42.5 |
| Postmenopausal (%) | - | - | 50.8 | 50.6 |
| Smoking category (%) | ||||
| Never-smokers | 14.4 | 13.3 | 95.1 | 94.9 |
| Ex-smokers | 6.6 | 6.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Occasional smokers | 11.4 | 11.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Ever-regular smokers | 67.7 | 68.7 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| Weekly alcohol drinker (%) | 33.7 | 35.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Average weekly consumption (day)* | ||||
| Red meat | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| Fresh vegetable | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Fresh fruit | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| Total physical activity (MET hr/day) | 22.5 | 23.0 | 20.8 | 20.9 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 23.3 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 24.0 |
| Prevalent diabetes (%) | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 6.3 |
| Prevalent hypertension (%) | 34.5 | 42.2 | 30.9 | 38.3 |
Values are presented as number (%) or mean±standard deviation.
MET, metabolic equivalent.
*
Average weekly consumptions of red meat, fresh vegetables, and fruits were calculated by assigning participants to the midpoint of their consumption category.