Risk factors of stroke: A cross cut survey study on the basis of social class

Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide and the leading cause of long-term disability. A worldwide study based on vital record and data imputation shows that per year 15 million people faces the event ‘stroke’ which causes 5 million deaths and a further 5 million patients living with permanent cognitive and physical disability. The aim of this study was to assess risk factors of stroke among different socio-economic group in Bangladesh. Methods: This was a cross sectional descriptive study with a sample size of 350. The samples were selected purposively on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria. A pretested semi structured questionnaire was used to collect data and consent was taken prior interview. SPSS version 22.0 was used to analyze data. Most of the male respondents (43.5%) were in 55–64 age groups and female participants (39.2%) constitute 45–54 age groups. Nearly half of the respondents were overweight (46.9%) followed by normal (32%) and obese (21.1%). About 76.3% respondents were hypertensive (SBP ≥140, DBP≥ 90) and remaining was normal. Result shows that previous smoking habit have found significantly higher among the respondents with ischemic stroke (76%) compared to hemorrhagic stroke (24%), p<0.05. History of hypertension has been found significantly higher among the respondents with ischemic stroke (65.9%) compared to hemorrhagic stroke (34.1%), p<0.05. High prevalence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, and dyslipidemia among the stroke patients were found.