Institute of Advanced Studies, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Regional Institute for Population Studies, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
PLoS One. 2019 Mar 13;14(3):e0212623. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212623. eCollection 2019.
This study examines the prevalence and correlates of stroke among older adults in Ghana. This cross-sectional study retrieved data from Wave 1 of the World Health Organization (WHO) Survey on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE) conducted between 2007 and 2008. The sample, comprising 4,279 respondents aged 50 years and above, was analysed using descriptive statistics, cross tabulations and Chi-Square tests, and a multivariable binary logistic regression. Respondents ranged in age from 50 to 114 years, with a median age of 62 years. Stroke prevalence was 2.6%, with the correlates being marital status, level of education, employment status, and living with hypertension or diabetes. The results showed that being separated/divorced, having primary and secondary education, being unemployed and living with hypertension and diabetes, significantly increased the odds of stroke prevalence in this population. The results suggest that interventions to reduce stroke prevalence and impact must be developed alongside interventions for hypertension, diabetes and sociodemographic/economic factors such as marital status, level of education, and employment status.
本研究考察了加纳老年人中风的患病率及其相关因素。本横断面研究从 2007 年至 2008 年期间进行的世界卫生组织（WHO）全球老龄化和成人健康调查（SAGE）第一波中检索数据。该样本由 4279 名 50 岁及以上的受访者组成，使用描述性统计、交叉表和卡方检验以及多变量二元逻辑回归进行分析。受访者年龄在 50 至 114 岁之间，中位数年龄为 62 岁。中风的患病率为 2.6%，相关因素为婚姻状况、受教育程度、就业状况以及是否患有高血压或糖尿病。结果表明，在该人群中，离异、小学和中学教育程度、失业以及患有高血压和糖尿病，显著增加了中风患病率的几率。结果表明，必须针对高血压、糖尿病以及社会人口经济学因素（如婚姻状况、受教育程度和就业状况）制定干预措施，以降低中风的患病率和影响。
