Table 4

Prevalence of some risk factors in stroke survivors by sex and residency, National Epidemiological Survey of Stroke in China 2013

Sex (%)Urban and rural (%)Total (%)
MenWomenUrbanRural
Hypertension83.7184.8984.4284.0984.24
Diabetes mellitus*12.7815.8917.5111.3514.18
Dyslipidaemia*20.6323.1827.0817.2621.78
Atrial fibrillation*2.353.073.481.982.67
Coronary heart disease*14.8919.1020.1113.9516.79
Current smoker†72.2817.5446.9148.2447.63
Alcohol drinking†65.6617.4244.4543.5143.94
  • *These risk factors were significantly different by sex and residency (p<0.05).

  • †These risk factors were significantly different between men and women (p<0.05).