Knowledge of Stroke Risk Factors
In all, 124 patients (43.2%) were able to name at least 1 risk factor of stroke. Smoking and hypertension were the 2 most commonly cited risk factors of stroke with 22.3% and 19.5%, respectively (Table 3). Forty patients (13.9%) were able to identify at least 2 of the 3 risk factors, that is, ‘‘smoking,’’ ‘‘hypertension,’’ and ‘‘diabetes’’, and only 5 patients (1.7%) knew all 3.