Prevalence and factors associated with stroke among the elderly in Yasothon province

Authors

  • Thanom Namwong Yasothon Provincial Health Office
  • Narisara Arrirak Yasothon Provincial Health Office

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14456/dcj.2023.13

Keywords:

elderly, stroke,, prevalence, factors

Abstract

This cross-sectional study aimed to examine the prevalence and identify factors associated with stroke in the elderly. The study population was all elderly people aged 60 years and older, who lived in ​​Muang Yasothon District. Data were collected by questionnaires and analyzed by descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression. Findings from the study indicated that 18,818 (89.6%) out of 20,994 elderly populations had received screening for stroke. The overall prevalence of stroke was 2.3%, male was 2.9% and female was 1.7%. The stroke prevalence increased with increasing age. Seven factors associated with stroke were sex (male) (ORadj 1.6, 95% CI 1.3-2.1), age [60-69 years, reference group (70-79 year, ORadj 1.3, 95% CI 1.1-1.6; 80 year and upper ORadj 1.3, 95% CI 0.9-1.8)], occupation [Self-employed; reference group (farmer ORadj 2.1, 95% CI 1.5-2.9; other occupations ORadj 1.8, 95% CI 1.1-2.9)], smoking (ORadj 1.5, 95% CI 1.2-1.9), hypertension (ORadj 1.7, 95% CI 1.4-2.1), hyperlipidemia (ORadj 3.0, 95% CI 2.3-3.9), and family history of stroke (ORadj 3.5, 95% CI 2.7-4.5). The prevalence of stroke in this study was higher than previous studies, which was consistent with increasing aging population. In addition, these seven risk factors of stroke were also consistent with other studies. Healthcare workers can use the findings from this study to improve the design of health care system to better address stroke issues among the elderly population.

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2023-03-25

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Namwong T, Arrirak N. Prevalence and factors associated with stroke among the elderly in Yasothon province. Dis Control J [Internet]. 2023 Mar. 25 [cited 2024 May 10];49(1):149-57. Available from: https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/DCJ/article/view/254129

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