[A study on health behavior in people at risk for a cerebrovascular accident].
OBJECTIVE
This study was done to survey health behaviors in people at risk for a Cerebrovascular Accident(CVA).


METHODS
From November 21 to December 29, 2005, a questionnaire survey was conducted with 171 people at risk for a Cerebrovascular Accident(LDL of above 130 mg/dl & homocysteine of above 15.0 micromol/L). Their physical composition was measured and blood was collected.


RESULTS
1. Of the subjects, 34.5% were smokers, 61.4% were drinkers, 56.7% did not exercise regularly, 57.3% did not control their weight, 26.9% preferred eating meat, and 32.2% preferred salty food. 2. The gender was different between smoking status (chi(2)=10.734, p= .001), and drinking status (chi(2)=7.185, p= .007), and the age was different between smoking status (chi(2)=6.656, p= .010), and drinking status (chi(2)=10.722, p= .001). The HbA(1)C level was different for regular exercise (chi(2)= 4.824, p=.028) and the HDL-cholesterol was different for meat-eating preference (chi(2)=7.928, p= .005). The observance of troubling signs was different for a salty food preference (chi(2)=4.313, p= .038).


CONCLUSIONS
It is necessary to develop programs for taking care of people at risk for a Cerebrovascular Accident and test the effects of the programs in order to reduce the risk factors of CVA and enhance health behavior promotion.
Song
Mi Sook
MS
College of Nursing, Ajou University, Korea.
Byeon
Young Soon
YS
Lim
Kyoung Sook
KS
Oak
Ji Won
JW
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001835:Body Weight; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL / Q000097:blood; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D008078:Cholesterol, LDL