A door-to-door survey of intracranial atherosclerosis in Liangbei County, China

Neurology. 2007 Jun 5;68(23):2031-4. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000264426.63544.ee.

Abstract

We studied 590 asymptomatic villagers aged > or =40 years in Liangbei County in central rural China and found 41 subjects (prevalence 6.9%) with intracranial atherosclerosis. In a multivariate analysis, the significant risk factors for intracranial stenosis were hypertension (OR 2.53; 95% CI 1.12 to 5.72), glycosuria (OR 3; 1.19 to 7.97), heart disease (OR 4; 1.39 to 11.6), and family history of stroke (OR 5.2; 1.38 to 20). Intracranial atherosclerosis is not uncommon among asymptomatic Chinese subjects.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Alcohol Drinking / epidemiology
  • Asian People
  • China / epidemiology
  • Comorbidity
  • Diabetes Complications / epidemiology*
  • Female
  • Health Surveys
  • Heart Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / epidemiology*
  • Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / epidemiology*
  • Intracranial Arteriosclerosis / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prevalence
  • Risk Factors
  • Smoking / epidemiology
  • Stroke / epidemiology*