Table 1 Descriptive statistics for sample characteristics according to stroke status.

From: Prevalence and risk factors associated with stroke in middle-aged and older Chinese: A community-based cross-sectional study

Characteristics

N (%)

Stroke cases (%)

Non-cases (%)

P value

Total

8018 (100.00)

177 (2.21)

7841 (97.79)

 

Age, y*

55.49 (9.93)

63.81 (9.55)

55.30 (9.85)

<0.0001

 40~

2749 (34.29)

18 (0.65)

2731 (99.35)

<0.0001

 50~

2488 (31.03)

33 (1.33)

2455 (98.67)

 

 60~

2016 (25.14)

78 (3.87)

1938 (96.13)

 

 70~

765 (9.54)

48 (6.27)

717 (93.73)

 

BMI (kg/m2)*

24.33 (3.20)

25.08 (3.37)

24.31 (3.19)

0.0015

 <25

4968 (61.96)

91 (1.83)

4877 (98.17)

 

 25–29

2677 (33.39)

75 (2.80)

2602 (97.20)

0.0051

 30+

373 (4.65)

11 (2.95)

362 (97.05)

 

Gender

 Male

3081 (38.43)

98 (3.18)

2983 (96.82)

<0.0001

 Female

4937 (61.57)

79 (1.60)

4858 (98.40)

 

Education level

 Primary school or below

2623 (32.71)

65 (2.43)

2558 (97.52)

0.7079

 Junior middle school

2096 (26.14)

44 (2.10)

2052 (97.90)

 

 Senior middle school

1745 (21.76)

37 (2.12)

1708 (97.88)

 

 College degree or above

1554 (19.38)

31 (1.99)

1523 (98.01)

 

Marital status

 Unmarried/widow/divorced

361 (4.50)

12 (3.32)

349 (96.68)

0.1396

 Married

7657 (95.50)

165 (2.15)

7492 (97.85)

 

Health insurance

 Yes

6196 (82.00)

129 (2.08)

6067 (97.92)

0.1457

 No

1360 (18.00)

37 (2.72)

1323 (97.28)

 

Family history of stroke

 Yes

704 (9.04)

52 (7.39)

652 (92.61)

<0.0001

 No

7084 (90.96)

125 (1.76)

6959 (98.24)

 

History of diabetes

 Yes

746 (9.31)

34 (4.56)

712 (95.44)

<0.0001

 No

7271 (90.69)

143 (1.97)

7128 (98.03)

 

History of hypertension

 Yes

2766 (35.03)

101 (3.65)

2665 (96.35)

<0.0001

 No

5130 (64.97)

73 (1.42)

5057 (98.58)

 

History of hyperlipidemia

 Yes

2981 (37.18)

104 (3.49)

2977 (96.51)

<0.0001

 No

5037 (62.82)

73 (1.45)

4964 (98.55)

 

History of heart disease

 Yes

410 (5.11)

29 (7.07)

381 (92.93)

<0.0001

 No

7608 (94.89)

148 (1.95)

7460 (98.05)

 

History of AF

 Yes

156 (2.01)

12 (7.69)

144 (92.31)

<0.0001

 No

7592 (97.99)

133 (1.75)

7459 (98.25)

 

Smoking status

 Never

7088 (88.40)

142 (2.00)

6946 (98.00)

<0.0001

 Former

141 (1.76)

11 (7.80)

130 (92.20)

 

 Current

789 (9.84)

24 (3.04)

765 (96.96)

 

Alcohol drinking

 Never

6996 (87.25)

153 (2.19)

6843 (97.81)

0.7646

 Occasionally

722 (9.00)

17 (2.35)

705 (97.65)

 

 Frequently

300 (3.74)

7 (2.33)

293 (97.67)

 

Physical activity

 Yes

6456 (84.03)

102 (1.58)

6354 (98.42)

<0.0001

 No

1227 (15.97)

51 (4.16)

1176 (95.84)

 
  1. *Mean ± standard deviation.
  2. Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation; BMI, body mass index.