• Biomedical Science Letters
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.153-164
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• 1998

A study on factors related to stroke patients in three oriental medical hospitals in Taegu area was conducted from October 1997 through December 31, 1997. One hundred and sixty three hospitalized and ambulatory patients were interviewed by traind interviewers according to the questionnaires prepared in advance. The results are summarized as follows； male and female ratio of the subjects was 1 to 1.36, and of the subjects 36.8% were 60's of the age and 25.2% were 50's and 19.6％ were 70's. 74.7％ of the patients were married and 41.5％ of them had only six year education. 20％ of the subjects became stroke victims while they were engaged in physical activities, 16.2% while in sleep, 15.5％ because of psycological shock, and 7.2％ while drinking. Of 157 precisely diagnosed cases, cerebral infarction was the most frequent cause (47.7%), cerebral hemorrhage was the second (38.2%), and subarachnoid hemorrhage (5.1％) respectly, Of 161 cases, 64％ were normal in body weight, 26.7％ were obese and 9.3% were light. Of 163 cases, 65.6% of them did not drink alcohol. Of 162 cases, 63％ did not smoke cigarettes.