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. 2022 Jan 14;22:26. doi: 10.1186/s12883-022-02552-1

Table 1.

Distribution of risk factors in young stroke patients according to sex [patients (%)]

Types of risk factors Male female total
Arterial disease;
 Arterial dissection 19 3 22
 Arterial occlusion 20 7 27
 Moyamoya disease 11 6 17
 Vasculitis 2 5 7
 Muscular fiber dysplasia 2 0 2
Heart disease;
 Acquired heart disease 12 2 14
 Congenital heart disease 5 2 7
 Atrial fibrillation 5 0 5
Chronic systemic diseases;
 hyperuricemia 9 0 9
 Connective tissue disease 1 2 3
 Hematopathy 2 4 6
 Venous sinus thrombosis 2 4 6
 Thyroid dysfunction 3 11 14
 Oral contraceptives 0 2 2
Prethrombotic state;
 Hyperhomocysteinemia 34 2 36
 Acute systemic diseases; 0 0 0
Chronic head and neck diseases;
 Sleep apnea syndrome 13 2 15
 aneurysm 2 0 2
 migraine 0 2 2
 Arterial malformation 2 0 2
 Pregnancy related; 0 4 4
Early atherosclerosis;
 hypertension 41 12 53
 diabetes 51 11 62
 Hyperlipidemia 47 8 55
 smoke 188 2 190
 drink wine 113 1 114
 Obesity 18 5 23
 Previous cerebrovascular diseases 41 12 53
 Family history; 4 2 6
 Drug 3 0 3
Total 650 111 761