Analysis on recurrence of cerebral infarction and associated risk factors in Pudong New Area of Shanghai

Objective To investigate the risk factors for recurrence of cerebral infarction and to propose secondary prevention methods.Methods Data of 628 patients with cerebral infarction from Jan. 2012 to Dec.2014 were collected by the community reported network into a cohort study. The prevalence of recurrence and associated risk factors of cerebral infarction were investigated.Results Recurrence rate of cerebral infarction was 9.08%. History of hypertension(OR=4.797, P=0.001), long term of tobacco use(OR=2.844, P=0.005), abdominal obesity or overweight(OR=2.421, P=0.041) and farming(OR=3.723, P<0.001) were the independent risk factors for recurrence of cerebral infarction.Conclusion The recurrence rate of cerebral infraction is high, which is affected by various factors.