title: [Evaluation of the nature and prevalence of risk factors for stroke in patients with known cerebral vascular disease, depending on the place of residence].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to answer the question whether there are differences in the type and frequency of risk factors for stroke in patients coming from urban and suburban areas.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included patients with a diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease treated in the Department of Neurology, Provincial Hospital in Czestochowa in 2004-2005. Socio-demographic and risk factors for cerebrovascular diseases were determined based on a retrospective analysis of medical records of each patient.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study included 294 patients. 153 persons (52.0%) were from suburban environment, and 141 people (48.0%)--from the urban environment. There were no statistically significant difference in age and gender between the two groups, while the differences in education were significant (p < 0.00001). The most common riskfactorfor stroke was hypertension, more frequent among patients from the city (64.0%) than suburban areas (55.7%), but this difference was not statistically significant. The next most common riskfactorwas dyslipidemia. It was recorded more frequently among patients from the urban environment (30.2%), compared to suburban areas (19.5%) (p = 0.03). There were no differences in the prevalence of other risk factors between the two groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Hypertension was the most frequently observed risk factor for stroke. The only risk factor significantly differentiating both environments was dyslipidemia. It was identified significantly more often in patients from the city. Prevention of cardiovascular disease should include more frequent occurrence of certain risk factors in patients living in the city, which may be associated with the promotion of an appropriate lifestyle.
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Światkowska-Flis
authors.forename: Krystyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pierzchała
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Łabuz-Roszak
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015897:Comorbidity; D050171:Dyslipidemias / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D020521:Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018881:Suburban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*