Analysis on exposure level of stroke risk factors in urban and rural populations in Yibin City
Objective To understand the prevalence situation of stroke among urban and rural residents over 40 years old in Yibin City and the difference in the exposure levels of stroke risk factors between urban and rural areas,in order to provide a basis for formulating the appropriate prevention and control measures for stroke prevention.Methods According to the Stroke Prevention and Treatment Project of National Health Commission,the stroke survey questionnaire,physical examination and auxiliary examination were conducted among the permanent residents aged over 40 years old in two sampled towns/communities in Yibin City.The data were analyzed by SPSS22.0 software,including the general description analysis and univariate x2 test.Re-sults A total of 4 621 permanent residents aged 40 years old and above were investigated in this study,inclu-ding 112 stroke patients,with a prevalence rate of 2.42%.Among them,there were 576 cases in the high-risk groups and 778 cases in the medium-risk groups in the urban population,which were significantly higher than those in the township population,while 69 cases with previous stroke history in the urban population were also significantly more than those in the township population.The top 3 in the exposure level of stroke risk factors in the urban area of Yibin city were in turn hypertension,dyslipidemia and lack of exercise,which in the tawn-ship areas were in turn dyslipidemia,hypertension and smoking history.Conclusion The prevalence rate of stroke in Yibin City is similar to that in the province,but there are differences in the exposure levels of risk factors between urban and rural populations.The common risk factors in urban and rural areas include hyper-tension,diabetes,dyslipidemia,smoking,lack of exercise,family history of stroke,etc.
StrokeUrban and rural populationsRisk factorsExposure level