Table 2 Comparison of factors related to ischemic cerebrovascular disease in postmenopausal women between low- and high-risk groups using Chi-square test for categorical variables
Factors |  | Low-risk group (n = 207) | High-risk group (n = 93) | χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Working conditions | On job (n, %) | 26 (12.6%) | 1 (1.1%) | 14.23 | 0.001** |
Retirement (n, %) | 180 (86.9%) | 91 (97.8%) |  |  | |
Without job (n, %) | 1 (0.5%) | 1 (1.1%) | Â | Â | |
Education | Primary school or without (n, %) | 8 (3.9%) | 2 (2.1%) | 3.06 | 0.383 |
High school (n, %) | 120 (57.9%) | 56 (60.2%) | Â | Â | |
College or university (n, %) | 79 (38.2%) | 34 (36.6%) | Â | Â | |
Graduate school (n, %) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.1%) | Â | Â | |
Marriage status | Being married (n, %) | 198 (95.7%) | 88 (94.6%) | 4.54 | 0.104 |
Being widowed (n, %) | 5 (2.4%) | 5 (5.4%) | Â | Â | |
Being divorced (n, %) | 4 (1.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | Â | Â | |
Ways of menopause | Natural (n, %) | 189 (91.3%) | 88 (94.6%) | 1.06 | 0.303 |
Surgical (n, %) | 18 (8.7%) | 5 (5.4%) | Â | Â | |
Types of health care | Basic health insurance (n, %) | 197 (95.2%) | 89 (95.7%) | 6.21 | 0.184 |
The rural cooperative medical care (n, %) | 3 (1.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | Â | Â | |
Out-of-pocket medical services (n, %) | 2 (1.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |  |  | |
Medical services at state expense (n, %) | 5 (2.4%) | 3 (3.2%) | Â | Â | |
Commercial health insurance (n, %) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.1%) | Â | Â | |
Residence | Rural (n, %) | 4 (1.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3.33 | 0.189 |
Urban (n, %) | 12 (5.8%) | 4 (4.3%) | Â | Â | |
Suburban (n, %) | 191 (92.3%) | 89 (95.7%) | Â | Â | |
Drinking | Yes (n, %) | 11 (5.3%) | 1 (1.1%) | 3.74 | 0.053 |
No (n, %) | 196 (94.7%) | 92 (98.9%) | Â | Â | |
Salt intake per day | 3–6 g (n, %) | 145 (70.0%) | 68 (73.1%) | 0.30 | 0.586 |
 > 6 g (n, %) | 62 (30.0%) | 25 (26.9%) |  |  | |
Oil intake per day | 30-50Â g (n, %) | 156 (75.4%) | 75 (80.6%) | 1.04 | 0.309 |
 > 50 g (n, %) | 51 (24.6%) | 18 (19.4%) |  |  | |
Dietary habit | Balance of meat and vegetables (n, %) | 133 (64.2%) | 58 (62.4%) | 2.70 | 0.259 |
Most of meat (n, %) | 8 (3.9%) | 8 (8.6%) | Â | Â | |
Most of vegetables (n, %) | 66 (31.9%) | 27 (29.0%) | Â | Â | |
Breast cancer | Yes (n, %) | 1 (0.5%) | 2 (2.2%) | 1.63 | 0.202 |
No (n, %) | 206 (99.5%) | 91 (97.8%) | Â | Â | |
Taking hormones | Yes (n, %) | 4 (1.9%) | 4 (4.3%) | 1.29 | 0.257 |
No (n, %) | 203 (98.1%) | 89 (95.7%) | Â | Â | |
House facing the street | Yes (n, %) | 53 (25.6%) | 19 (20.4%) | 0.96 | 0.327 |
No (n, %) | 154 (74.4%) | 74 (79.6%) | Â | Â | |
Second-hand or third-hand smoke | Yes (n, %) | 80 (38.6%) | 22 (23.7%) | 6.67 | 0.010* |
No (n, %) | 127 (61.4%) | 71 (76.3%) | Â | Â | |
Easy access to healthy food | Yes (n, %) | 195 (94.2%) | 80 (86.0%) | 5.21 | 0.022* |
No (n, %) | 12 (5.8%) | 13 (14.0%) | Â | Â | |
Always reading news about cardiovascular disease | Yes (n, %) | 137 (66.2%) | 60 (64.5%) | 0.08 | 0.779 |
No (n, %) | 70 (33.8%) | 33 (35.5%) | Â | Â | |
Always attending to lectures about cardiovascular disease | Yes (n, %) | 61 (29.5%) | 40 (43.0%) | 5.17 | 0.023* |
No (n, %) | 146 (70.5%) | 53 (57.0%) | Â | Â | |
Always watching advertisements about diets and exercises | Yes (n, %) | 135 (65.2%) | 60 (64.5%) | 0.01 | 0.906 |
No (n, %) | 72 (34.8%) | 33 (35.5%) | Â | Â |