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Table 3 Risk groups for stroke by age

From: Differences in healthcare visit frequency and type one year prior to stroke among young versus middle-aged adults

 

Ages 18–44

(n = 24,103)

Ages 45–65

(n = 145,255)

Odds

Ratioa

95% CI

Risk group

N

%

N

%

Metabolic Syndrome

8402

34.9%

89,322

61.5%

0.34

0.33, 0.34

Infections

2619

10.9%

15,520

10.7%

1.02

0.98, 1.07

SITY risk factors

7511

31.2%

28,596

19.7%

1.85

1.79, 1.90

Substance Use

3156

13.1%

23,213

16.0%

0.79

0.76, 0.82

Vascular Disease

9461

39.3%

57,056

39.3%

1.00

0.97, 1.03

Trauma or Cancer

1797

7.5%

9500

6.5%

1.15

1.09, 1.21

No prior risk

4047

16.8%

19,167

13.2%

1.33

1.28, 1.38

  1. SITY Stroke in the young
  2. a Ages 18–44 years compared to ages 45–65 years