title: A survey of the perceived risk for stroke among community residents in western urban China.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Persons who perceive their risk for stroke can promote the intervention of stroke risk factors and reduce the risk of stroke occurrence. Our purpose was to assess the knowledge of stroke risk factors and the level of perceived risk for stroke.
  
  
  METHODS
  In 2011, a population-based face-to-face interview survey was conducted in Yuzhong district, Chongqing. A total of 1500 potential participants aged ≥18 years old were selected using a multi-stage sampling method. The knowledge of stroke risk factors and perceived risk for stroke was surveyed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 941 participants completed the questionnaire survey. The respondents' awareness rate of stroke risk factors ranged between 53.3% and 87.2%. The community residents' perceived risk for stroke was only 17.7%. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that 45-64 years age group, a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart disease, and stroke were independent predictors of perceived risk for stroke. Perceived risk for stroke increased as the number of risk factors increased (P<0.001). However, even for respondents with three or more risk factors, only 41% perceived themselves to be at risk for stroke.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this population-based survey, few community residents perceived risk for stroke, even among those with multiple stroke risk factors, most did not perceive themselves to be at risk for stroke. Persons with 45-64 years old, a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart disease or stroke were more likely to perceive risk for stroke. The awareness of the risk for stroke has yet to be enhanced among community residents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Shuqun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ou
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ni
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yingying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Qiaoqiao
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Miao
authors.forename: Xingxiu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Jinhe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lou
authors.forename: Huijuan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010465:Perception; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012307:Risk Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
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