Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine (대한예방의학회)
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Case-Control Study on Some Risk Factors of Cerebrovascular Diseases in Rural Community - Matched Analysis with One Control per Case-

일부 농촌지역에서 뇌졸중의 위험요인에 관한 연구 -환자 대조군 연구-

  • Han, Sung-Hyun (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Soonchunhyang Medical School and Institute of Population and Community Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Sung-Soo (Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Soonchunhyang Medical School and Institute of Population and Community Medicine)
  • 한성현 (순천향대학 의학부 예방의학교실) ;
  • 이성수 (순천향대학 의학부 예방의학교실)
  • Published : 1988.05.01
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Abstract

The main objectives of this study were to know the prevalence of cerebrovascular diseases, to find the important risk factors of cerebrovascular diseases. This study is a part of Eumseong Community Health Project supportes by GTZ(West German Goverment). 116 perceived cases of cerebrovascular diseases were first screened by health interview and examinations and 80 cases were diagnosed as a cerebrovascular group. For comparison, 80 cases were matched with their neighbor controls of the same sex and the similar age. 1. The prevalence rate for cerebrovascular diseases was 476.3 per 100,000 population which is considered to be very high compared with that of other countries. Age adjusted rate for cerebrovascular diseases was 261.6 per 100,000. 2. Among the risk factors examined for the association with cerebrovascular diseases by case-control study, and analysed by paired marginal test(McNemar's $X^2$-test) and odds ratio, only hypertension showed high significant statistical association.

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