Table 3.
Stroke risk factors provided by participants in response to an open-ended question grouped by gender, age group, place of residence, education level and profession.
| High Blood Pressure | Smoking | Physical Inactivity | Obesity | Alcohol Abuse | Poor Diet/Nutrition | Hypercholesterolemia | Diabetes | Cardiovascular Diseases | Old Age | Stress | Genetic/Family History | Other | Don’t Know/No Response | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | ||||||||||||||
| n | 331 | 122 | 58 | 34 | 78 | 83 | 25 | 32 | 98 | 627 | 148 | 26 | 38 | 274 |
| % | 29.2 | 10.8 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 8.6 | 55.3 | 13.1 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 24.2 |
| Gender * | ||||||||||||||
| female, n | 249 | 85 | 37 | 24 | 51 | 62 | 22 | 26 | 71 | 412 | 97 | 16 | 25 | 178 |
| % | 33.1 | 11.3 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 9.4 | 54.8 | 12.9 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 23.7 |
| male, n | 82 | 37 | 21 | 10 | 27 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 215 | 51 | 10 | 13 | 96 |
| % | 21.5 | 9.7 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 7.1 | 56.3 | 13.4 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 25.1 |
| Age group | ||||||||||||||
| <45 years, n | 200 | 79 | 37 | 23 | 42 | 50 | 11 | 17 | 69 | 392 | 81 | 9 | 23 | 181 |
| % | 28.4 | 11.2 | 5.3 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 9.8 | 55.8 | 11.5 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 25.7 |
| ≥45 years, n | 131 | 43 | 21 | 11 | 36 | 33 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 235 | 67 | 17 | 15 | 93 |
| % | 30.4 | 10.0 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 6.7 | 54.5 | 15.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 21.6 |
| Place of residence * | ||||||||||||||
| urban, n | 238 | 92 | 46 | 25 | 60 | 57 | 21 | 25 | 72 | 401 | 109 | 22 | 33 | 159 |
| % | 32.4 | 12.5 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 9.8 | 54.6 | 14.8 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 21.6 |
| rural, n | 93 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 226 | 39 | 4 | 5 | 115 |
| % | 23.3 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 6.5 | 56.6 | 9.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 28.8 |
| Education duration * | ||||||||||||||
| <10 years, n | 66 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 138 | 30 | 4 | 7 | 86 |
| % | 23.5 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 5.7 | 49.1 | 10.7 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 30.6 |
| >10 years, n | 265 | 102 | 52 | 26 | 65 | 69 | 22 | 30 | 82 | 489 | 118 | 22 | 31 | 188 |
| % | 31.1 | 12.0 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 9.6 | 57.3 | 13.8 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 22.0 |
| Stroke in relatives or friends * | ||||||||||||||
| yes, n | 144 | 52 | 23 | 15 | 29 | 45 | 10 | 20 | 44 | 197 | 62 | 11 | 11 | 37 |
| % | 44.0 | 15.9 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 8.9 | 13.8 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 13.5 | 60.2 | 19.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 11.3 |
| no, n | 187 | 70 | 35 | 19 | 49 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 54 | 430 | 86 | 15 | 27 | 237 |
| % | 23.2 | 8.7 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 6.7 | 53.3 | 10.7 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 29.4 |
| Profession | ||||||||||||||
| white-collar worker, n | 140 | 52 | 29 | 17 | 32 | 44 | 10 | 20 | 55 | 262 | 59 | 11 | 14 | 101 |
| % | 31.0 | 11.5 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 12.2 | 58.0 | 13.1 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 22.3 |
| retired, n | 77 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 140 | 40 | 7 | 13 | 73 |
| % | 28.2 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 7.0 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 6.2 | 51.3 | 14.7 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 26.7 |
| manual worker, n | 48 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 118 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 63 |
| % | 21.3 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 52.4 | 10.7 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 28.0 | |
| unemployed, n | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
| % | 14.3 | 10.4 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 61.0 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 31.2 | ||
| health care professional, n | 44 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 46 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| % | 59.5 | 23.0 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 12.2 | 13.5 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 16.2 | 62.2 | 14.9 | 4.1 | 6.8 | 8.1 |
| private business, n | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| % | 33.3 | 18.2 | 9.1 | 3.0 | 12.1 | 9.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 42.4 | 24.2 | 21.2 | |||
Note: Between-groups comparisons performed with Cochran–Mantel–Haenszel test, * indicates p < 0.05. Proportions in the Profession category were not analyzed.