A nation-wide multicentrical related factor investigation in 2 359 cases of young stroke
Abstract：Aim To investigate the related factors to young stroke in our country and to explore the best individualized effect for primary prevention of young stroke.Methods 64 558 in-patents came from 36 hospitals in 18 provinces from January 1996 to December 2000 among which were 6 305 young stroke patients between 18-45 years old and 2 359 patients were drawn out.Age,sex,whether complicated with hypertension,heart disease,diabetes,whether smoking,drinking and clinical signs,imaging examination,blood lipid,clinical diagnosis ,prognosis and other conditions were collected.Results In 2 359 patients,the mean age was 18-45 years and the ratio of male to female was 2.63:1 with male patients accounting for 77.70% .In populations 40-45 years old,patients with young stroke accounted for 62.40% ,38.02%( 897/2 359) complicated with hypertension, 7.42%( 175/2 359) with coronary heart disease, 4.58%( 108/2 359) with diabetes, 4.58%( 108/2 359) with hyperlipemia;In family history,hypertension was found in 15.81% (373/2 359),stroke in 12.04%( 284/2 359), diabetes in 1.74% (41/2 359).Conclusion Young stroke is not rare in our country;male patients accounted for the most;hypertension and hypertension family history are the risk factors for young stroke.
Keywords：cerebrovascular disorders/epidemiologyrisk factorsdata collection
Publication Date：2003-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：2( 2694-2695 )