Publication: Lifestyle, clinical, and occupational risk factors of recurrent stroke among the working-age group: A systematic review and meta-analysis
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2023
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Heliyon. Vol 9, No.3 (2023)
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Chiangkhong A., Suwanwong C., Wongrostrai Y. Lifestyle, clinical, and occupational risk factors of recurrent stroke among the working-age group: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Heliyon. Vol 9, No.3 (2023). doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13949 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/12519
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Background: Stroke recurrence is increasing in the working-age population. This study aimed to summarize and evaluate the risk factors for recurrent stroke among the working-age population. Methods: Relevant studies were extracted from several databases following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Fixed- or random-effects estimates of the pooled odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of risk factors for recurrent stroke were generated based on heterogeneity. Subgroup and publication bias analyses were also performed. Results: Seventeen studies were included in the meta-analysis. Pooled effects results revealed that the risk of recurrent stroke in the working-age group was as follows: Diabetes (OR = 1.85, 95% CI: 1.47, 2.32), hypertension (OR = 1.27, 95% CI: 1.12, 1.44), smoking (OR = 1.52, 95% CI: 1.27, 1.81), history of cardiac disease (OR = 2.86, 95% CI: 2.22, 3.67), history of stroke (OR = 2.45, 95% CI: 1.81, 3.31), and National Institutes of Health stroke severity score (OR = 1.09, 95% CI: 1.03, 1.15). Conclusion: These findings suggest that several factors, such as diabetes, hypertension, smoking, history of cardiac disease and stroke, and severity of a stroke, are potential risk factors for recurrent stroke in the working-age group. Therefore, strategies to reduce those risk factors should be adopted and attention paid to prevent recurrent stroke among working-age populations. © 2023 The Authors