Table 4

Prevalence of stroke (% and n/N) and its association with Family Average Income (FAI) by basic demographic variables in Nanjing, China

Variables
FAI Category
Stroke (% and n)
Non-stroke (% and n)
Unjusted Odds ratio (95%CI)
Adjusted Odds ratio† (95%CI)

Age (yrs)





     35–49






Lower
8 (0.19)
4119 (99.81)
1
1

Middle
6 (0.12)
4874 (99.88)
0.94(0.39, 2.31)
0.33(0.11, 1.00)

Higher
2 (0.05)
4203 (99.95)
0.94(0.39, 2.31)
0.08(0.02, 0.49)
     50–64






Lower
22 (0.70)
3120 (99.30)
1
1

Middle
37 (1.37)
2659 (98.63)
2.37(1.24, 4.50)
0.91(0.51, 1.63)

Higher
80 (1.94)
4035 (98.06)
3.50(1.81, 6.78)
0.99(0.56, 1.75)
     65+






Lower
33 (1.36)
2387 (98.64)
1
1

Middle
64 (4.52)
1351 (95.48)
3.51(1.79, 6.89)
1.96(1.23, 3.13)

Higher
210 (8.59)
2139 (91.41)
5.21(2.63, 10.32)
3.21(2.06, 4.99)
Gender





     Women






Lower
25 (0.49)
5038 (99.51)
1
1

Middle
43 (0.97)
4393 (99.03)
2.43(1.23, 4.79)
1.28(0.81, 2.02)

Higher
118 (2.25)
5125 (97.75)
3.73(1.88, 7.40)
1.51(0.98, 2.33)
     Men






Lower
38 (0.82)
4588 (99.18)
1
1

Middle
64 (1.41)
4491 (98.59)
2.36(1.40, 3.97)
1.59(0.92, 2.72)

Higher
165 (3. 50)
5252 (96.50)
3.85(2.26, 6.58)
2.64(1.58, 4.40)
Area





     Rural






Lower
28 (0.43)
6441 (99.57)
1
1

Middle
8 (0.30)
2616 (99.70)
1.38(0.54, 3.48)
0.93(0.41, 2.12)

Higher
1 (0.26)
387 (99.74)
1.23(0.16, 9.58)
0.59(0.08, 4.54)
     Urban






Lower
35 (1.09)
3185 (98.91)
1
1

Middle
99 (1.55)
6268 (98.45)
2.92(1.77, 4.82)
1.58(1.06, 2.34)

Higher
282 (2.74)
9992 (97.26)
4.64(2.82, 7.64)
2.63(1.95, 3.55)
Education (yrs)





     0–9






Lower
59 (0.65)
8959 (99.35)
1
1

Middle
90 (1.31)
6782 (98.69)
2.02(1.45, 2.80)
1.46(1.01, 2.10)

Higher
120 (3.04)
3827 (96.96)
4.76 (3.48, 6.52)
2.01(1.39, 2.90)
     10–12






Lower
4 (0.62)
637 (99.38)
1
1

Middle
15 (0.85)
1755 (99.15)
1.36(0.45, 4.12)
0.63(0.19, 2.07)

Higher
51 (1.66)
3019 (98.34)
2.69 (0.97, 7.47)
0.65(0.21, 2.01)
     13+






Lower
0 (0.00)
30 (100.0)
1
1

Middle
2 (0.57)
347 (99.43)
N/A
N/A

Higher
112 (3.07)
3531 (96.93)
N/A
N/A
Occupation*





     Blue collar






Lower
37 (0.49)
7548 (99.51)
1
1

Middle
36 (0.65)
5502 (99.35)
1.34(0.84, 2.12)
1.33(0.80, 2.21)

Higher
20 (0.73)
2720 (99.27)
1.50 (0.87, 2.59)
1.11(0.59, 2.07)
     Service people






Lower
13 (0.77)
1668 (99.23)
1
1

Middle
10 (0.75)
1316 (99.25)
0.98(0.43, 2.23)
1.43(0.58, 3.51)

Higher
11 (1.69)
641 (98.31)
2.20(0.98, 4.94)
3.49(1.32, 9.24)
     White collar






Lower
13 (3.07)
410 (96.93)
1
1

Middle
61 (2.87)
2066 (97.13)
0.93(0.51, 1.71)
0.91(0.49, 1.70)

Higher
252 (3.47)
7014 (96.53)
1.13(0.64, 2.00)
1.18(0.66, 2.13)

n = number of participants with stroke within sub-group; N = total number of participants within sub-group.

†Odds ratios adjusted for age, gender, area of residence, BMI category, smoking status, alcohol drinking, diabetes, high blood pressure, occupational and leisure-time physical activity.

N/A = not applicable.

*Blue collar = farmer, factory worker, forestry worker, fisher; Service people = salespeople, house worker; White collar = office worker, teacher, doctor and retired people.

Lower FAI = the reference category.

Xu et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:170   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-170