title: Prevalence of cerebrovascular disease: a door-to-door survey in West Anatolia.
abstract: The aim of this study was to demonstrate the prevalence of cerebrovascular disease (CVD), and its relation to age, education, gender, and other risk factors in the city of Denizli, Turkey. The study was performed between 2010 and 2011 in the city center, where 138,000 inhabitants >45 years were included in the research. 2,441 inhabitants were selected by cluster sampling method. A specific questionnaire about CVD was employed during the interview. We inquired about patient's age, gender, and educational history. If there was suspicion of CVD, cranial imaging was performed, and recent medical records were re-evaluated. The mean age was 58 ± 10.1 (45-100) among 2,441 in this study. Of those, 1,257 (51.5 %) participants were female and 1,184 (48.5 %) were male. We found the prevalence of CVD to be 0.9 % with 0.68 % among males and 1.21 % among females (p = 0.023). The mean age of subjects with CVD was 72.4 ± 8.1 (56-86) years. CVD was found to increase with age (p = 0.001), but was lower than reported rates in other European countries; however, it was similar to that of Mediterranean countries. CVD was detected more frequently in women than men. This finding differed from other studies, but was first to evaluate the prevalence of CVD in Turkey.
authors: Department of Neurology, Pamukkale University Medical Faculty, Denizli, Turkey, cagatayoncel@yahoo.com.
authors: Cağatay
authors: C
authors: Oncel
authors: Filiz
authors: F
authors: Tokgöz
authors: Ali Ihsan
authors: AI
authors: Bozkurt
authors: Cağdaş
authors: C
authors: Erdoğan
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
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