Korean J Prev Med.  1988 May;21(1):82-88.

Case-Control Study on Some Risk Factors of Cerebrovascular Diseases in Rural Community: Matched Analysis with One Control per Case

• Han SH
• Lee SS

Abstract

The main objectives of this study were to know the prevalence of cerebrovascular disease, to find the important risk factors of cerebrovascular diseases. This study is a part of Eumseong Community Health Project supportes by GTZ(West German Government). 116 perceived cases of cerebrovascular disease 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 analyzed by paired marginal test(McNemar's chi-square-test) and odds ratio, only hypertension showed high significant statistical association.

Keyword

Risk Factors of Cerebrovascular Diseases; Rural Community

MeSH Terms

Case-Control Studies*
Hypertension
Odds Ratio
Prevalence
Risk Factors*
Rural Population*