Table 2. Potential confounding factors for stroke in total stroke cases and controls.

		Men	Women
40–59 years, Cases	Age, years	50.9 (5.5)	52.4 (5.2)
	Height, cm	165.6 (8.4)	155.1 (6.5)
	Weight, kg	66.7 (13.8)	55.7 (10.5)
	Body mass index, kg/m2	24.2 (4.2)	23.1 (4.0)
	Current smoking, %	49.4 (1.3)	25.2 (1.1)
	Current drinking, %	47.7 (1.3)	25.1 (1.3)
	Exercise +, %	14.7 (1.0)	15.4 (1.3)
	Hypertension, %	56.5 (1.1)	53.4 (1.3)
	Hyperlipidemia, %	19.7 (0.9)	17.2 (1.0)
	Diabetes, %	21.6 (0.9)	16.0 (0.9)
40–59 years, Controls	Age, years	50.7 (5.5)	52.1 (5.3)
	Height, cm	168.2 (5.8)	155.7 (5.5)
	Weight, kg	66.0 (9.9)	53.5 (8.4)
	Body mass index, kg/m2	23.3 (3.1)	22.1 (3.4)
	Current smoking, %	34.4 (1.3)	8.4 (1.1)
	Current drinking, %	63.0 (1.3)	27.8 (1.3)
	Exercise +, %	27.8 (1.0)	33.7 (1.3)
	Hypertension, %	16.0 (1.1)	13.0 (1.3)
	Hyperlipidemia, %	11.2 (0.9)	8.4 (1.0)
	Diabetes, %	6.3 (0.9)	3.0 (0.9)
60–79 years, Cases	Age, years	67.7 (5.4)	68.0 (5.5)
	Height, cm	162.5 (7.7)	152.7 (7.3)
	Weight, kg	60.2 (11.0)	53.4 (10.7)
	Body mass index, kg/m2	22.7 (3.4)	22.9 (4.0)
	Current smoking, %	34.7 (1.1)	14.1 (0.7)
	Current drinking, %	42.9 (1.3)	14.3 (0.9)
	Exercise +, %	17.7 (1.1)	17.6 (1.2)
	Hypertension, %	62.1 (1.2)	61.0 (1.3)
	Hyperlipidemia, %	19.5 (0.9)	24.7 (1.0)
	Diabetes, %	25.8 (1.0)	20.6 (0.9)
60–79 years, Controls	Age, years	67.7 (5.3)	67.8 (5.3)
	Height, cm	164.4 (6.0)	152.1 (5.2)
	Weight, kg	62.1 (9.5)	51.7 (8.1)
	Body mass index, kg/m2	22.9 (3.1)	22.4 (3.3)
	Current smoking, %	21.1 (1.1)	4.2 (0.7)
	Current drinking, %	55.8 (1.3)	14.5 (0.9)
	Exercise +, %	48.2 (1.1)	46.6 (1.2)
	Hypertension, %	34.2 (1.2)	33.2 (1.3)
	Hyperlipidemia, %	10.6 (0.9)	15.0 (1.0)
	Diabetes, %	15.5 (1.0)	7.7 (0.9)