A Study on Individual Health Risk Appraisal and Risk Factors for Stroke in Communities in Chongqing
- VernacularTitle:重庆市社区居民脑卒中危险因素分析及个体健康危险评价研究
- Author:
Ling ZHANG
;
Yazhou WU
;
Liqiang ZHU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cerebrovascular accident;
Risk factor;
Appraisal mode;
Logistic modle
- From:
Chinese Journal of Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases
2006;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the related risk factors for stroke among residents aged over 26 years old in communities in Chongqing,to set up a quantitative criteria for determining risk for stroke,and to evaluate and predict the risk of the stroke for individuals.Methods 1 034 cases with 1:2 matched controls were chosen from five communities in Chongqing,which were interviewed with a uniform questionnaire.The risk factors of stroke were analyzed with Logistic regression,collected the odds ratios of risk factors for stroke,and different levels of risk exposure factors be converted into a risk scores by using statistical models.The related risk scores were added to obtain a combined risk score to predict the individual's risk of stoke in the future.Results An individual health risk appraisal model of stroke applicable to individuals of different sex,age,health behavior,disease and family history was established.For men,11 risk factors,including hypertension(5.728),coronary heart disease(5.404),family history of stroke(4.599),and so on,were entered the main effect model;for women,hypertension(5.270),family history of stroke(4.866),hyperlipidemia(4.346),and other eight risk factors entered the main effect model.Conclusion Personal diseases,including hypertension,CHD and hyperlipidemia,etc.,are very important risk factors for stoke.The stroke prevalence can be effectively reduced by changing the unhealthy lifestyle and curing the related individual diseases.The evaluation model of the risk score for stroke based on the main risk factors could be useful in the future health education and community health service on stroke prevention.
