Department of Neurology, Pamukkale University Medical Faculty, Denizli, Turkey,
Neurol Sci. 2014 Mar;35(3):373-7. doi: 10.1007/s10072-013-1521-7. Epub 2013 Aug 22.
The aim of this study was to demonstrate the prevalence of cerebrovascular disease (CVD), and its relation to age, education, gender, and other risk factors in the city of Denizli, Turkey. The study was performed between 2010 and 2011 in the city center, where 138,000 inhabitants >45 years were included in the research. 2,441 inhabitants were selected by cluster sampling method. A specific questionnaire about CVD was employed during the interview. We inquired about patient's age, gender, and educational history. If there was suspicion of CVD, cranial imaging was performed, and recent medical records were re-evaluated. The mean age was 58 ± 10.1 (45-100) among 2,441 in this study. Of those, 1,257 (51.5 %) participants were female and 1,184 (48.5 %) were male. We found the prevalence of CVD to be 0.9 % with 0.68 % among males and 1.21 % among females (p = 0.023). The mean age of subjects with CVD was 72.4 ± 8.1 (56-86) years. CVD was found to increase with age (p = 0.001), but was lower than reported rates in other European countries; however, it was similar to that of Mediterranean countries. CVD was detected more frequently in women than men. This finding differed from other studies, but was first to evaluate the prevalence of CVD in Turkey.
本研究旨在展示土耳其代尼兹利市脑血管疾病（CVD）的流行情况及其与年龄、教育、性别和其他危险因素的关系。该研究于 2010 年至 2011 年在市中心进行，研究纳入了 138000 名年龄>45 岁的居民。采用聚类抽样法选择了 2441 名居民。在访谈中使用了一份关于 CVD 的特定问卷。我们询问了患者的年龄、性别和教育史。如果怀疑有 CVD，则进行颅成像，并重新评估最近的病历。在这项研究中，2441 名参与者的平均年龄为 58 ± 10.1（45-100）岁。其中，1257 名（51.5%）为女性，1184 名（48.5%）为男性。我们发现 CVD 的患病率为 0.9%，男性为 0.68%，女性为 1.21%（p=0.023）。患有 CVD 的患者的平均年龄为 72.4 ± 8.1（56-86）岁。CVD 随着年龄的增长而增加（p=0.001），但低于其他欧洲国家的报告率；然而，它与地中海国家相似。CVD 在女性中的检出率高于男性。这一发现与其他研究不同，但首次评估了土耳其 CVD 的流行情况。
