Contemporary Prevalence and risk factors of carotid artery stenosis in asymptomatic low-income Chinese individuals: a population-based study
- 7 July 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Postgraduate Medicine
- Vol. 132 (7), 650-656
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00325481.2020.1788319
Abstract
Carotid artery stenosis (CAS) is an established risk factor for cerebrovascular disease. However, the contemporary prevalence and risk factors of CAS in asymptomatic rural Chinese individuals, especially low-income populations, remains unclear. Therefore, we aimed to explore the present prevalence and risk factors of CAS in a low-income Chinese population. A total of 3126 people aged ≥ 45 years without history of stroke or cardiovascular disease were recruited for this study. B-mode ultrasonography was performed to evaluate the presence of CAS. We used multivariate analysis to determine potential risk factors for CAS. The overall prevalence of CAS in this population was 6.7%, with a prevalence of 8.8% for men and 5.0% for women. The risk of CAS increased with older age and a higher level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), systolic blood pressure (SBP), and fasting blood glucose (FBG) (all P< 0.05). Each 1-mmHg increase in SBP increased the risk of CAS by 0.011 times, each 1-mmol/L increase in LDL-C increased the risk of CAS by 0.192 times, and each 1-mmol/L increase in FBG increased the risk of CAS by 0.067 times. In addition, the risk of CAS increased 52.9% in men compared to that in women, increased 100.2% in current drinkers compared to that in never drinkers, and increased 38.9% in patients with diabetes compared to those without diabetes (all P< 0.05). These findings suggest that the prevalence of CAS remains high in low-income individuals. Male sex, older age, current drinking, diabetes, and high levels of LDL-C, SBP, and FBG increase the risk of CAS. Thus, to prevent cerebrovascular disease and reduce the severe disease-associated burden for low-income individuals, there is a definitive need to control the risk factors of CAS.Keywords
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