Key result
Severe psychological distress was present in 10% of stroke cases compared to 3.6% of controls, with smoking, physical inactivity, and SPD showing age-specific associations with stroke.
Why the study?
Do behavioral and psychosocial factors associate with stroke prevalence differently across age groups?
Cross-Sectional (n=41,243)
Do behavioral and psychosocial factors associate with stroke prevalence differently across age groups?
Absolute Event Rate: 10% vs 3.6%
Behavioral and psychosocial risk factors for stroke vary significantly by age, highlighting the need for age-specific targeted interventions, particularly addressing severe psychological distress in young and elderly adults.
May inform age-stratified psychosocial risk assessment; leaves open causal implications and need for prospective validation.
BACKGROUND: Stroke remains a major public health burden. Few studies have focused on the age differences in the associations of behavioral and psychosocial factors with stroke while no study focusing on the effect of severe psychological distress (SPD) on stroke has been conducted. The aim of this study was to examine the age differences in these risk factors for stroke as young (18-44 years), middle aged (45-64 years), and elderly (65 years or older). METHODS: A total of 1,258 adults with stroke and 39,985 controls were selected from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey. Multiple logistic regression analyses were used to estimate the associations of the factors with stroke at different ages. RESULTS: The prevalence of SPD was 10% in cases and 3.6% in controls, respectively. Overall, current smoking, lack of physical activity, alcohol consumption, SPD, type II diabetes, male, older age, and unemployment were all associated with a higher prevalence of stroke. Practically, we found that smoking and SPD were associated with the prevalence of stroke in young adults, lack of physical activity was associated with the prevalence of stroke in middle-aged adults, and lack of physical activity and SPD were associated with the prevalence of stroke in the elderly. CONCLUSIONS: Appropriate intervention for reducing stroke and eliminating its disparities may be developed separately at each age.
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Wang et al. (2013) conducted a cross-sectional in Stroke (n=41,243). Behavioral and psychosocial factors (including severe psychological distress) vs. Controls without stroke was evaluated on Severe psychological distress (SPD) prevalence. Severe psychological distress was present in 10% of stroke cases compared to 3.6% of controls, with smoking, physical inactivity, and SPD showing age-specific associations with stroke.
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