From: A 12-year prospective study of stroke risk in older Medicare beneficiaries
Risk Factors | All Subjects N = 5511 | Non-Stroke Subjects N = 4966 | Stroke Sensitivity Cases N = 545 | Stroke Specificity Cases N = 374 |
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Residence Characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Population over 1,000,000 | 47% | 47% | 46% | 51% |
Region of the US | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Northeast | 22% | 23% | 21% | 24% |
   North Central | 27% | 26% | 29% | 28% |
   West | 18% | 19% | 14% | 13% |
   South (RG) | 33% | 32% | 36% | 35% |
Type of Residence | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Multiple Story Home | 39% | 39% | 45% | 47% |
   Mobile Home | 6% | 7% | 6% | 5% |
   Single Story Non-mobile (RG) | 53% | 54% | 49% | 48% |
Health Behaviors | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Body Mass | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Obese | 14% | 13% | 18% | 20% |
   Overweight | 36% | 37% | 34% | 35% |
   Normal (RG) | 46% | 46% | 44% | 43% |
   Underweight | 4% | 4% | 4% | 2% |
Smoking History | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Former Smoker | 42% | 42% | 40% | 40% |
   Current Smoker | 10% | 10% | 8% | 7% |
   Never Smoked (RG) | 48% | 48% | 52% | 53% |
Drinking History | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   3 or more drinks/day | 2% | 2% | 1% | 2% |
   1 – 2 drinks/day | 9% | 9% | 8% | 9% |
   Less than 1 drink/day (RG) | 89% | 89% | 91% | 89% |
Disease History | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Angina | 9% | 9% | 10% | 10% |
Arthritis | 25% | 25% | 25% | 24% |
Cancer | 13% | 13% | 11% | 13% |
Diabetes | 12% | 12% | 19% | 21% |
Heart Attack | 7% | 7% | 8% | 8% |
Heart Disease | 29% | 28% | 34% | 32% |
Hip Fracture | 5% | 5% | 5% | 5% |
Hypertension | 46% | 45% | 53% | 55% |
Lung Disease | 9% | 10% | 8% | 7% |
Psych. Problems | 7% | 7% | 7% | 6% |
Stroke | 10% | 9% | 16% | 14% |
4 or more of the above conditions | 12% | 11% | 15% | 15% |
Hospitalized in past year | 23% | 22% | 26% | 24% |
Visited a Doctor in the past year | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   0 – 1 time (RG) | 23% | 23% | 20% | 20% |
   2 – 3 times | 28% | 28% | 26% | 28% |
   4 – 5 times | 20% | 20% | 21% | 18% |
   6 or more times | 28% | 28% | 33% | 34% |