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A study on severity of cerebro-vascular accident patients in Korea was conduced in order to determine the risk factors affecting the severity of stroke patients. This study was performed by interviewing a total of 477 hospitalized and ambulatory patient of CVA in Seoul, Taejon, and Taegu and Pusan areas from April 1, 1998 through June 30, 1998. The results are as follows; 1. Two hundred and sixty seven (56%) at Four hundred and seventy seven subjects were manes, md two hundred and ten (44%) were females. 28.3% of the subjects’’ ages were 50’’s and 27.3% were 60’’s and 18.5% were 70’’s. 22.6% of the subjects’’ occupations were home makers, 17.8% were farming. 66.4% of the subjects spent their childhood in urban areas and 33.1%in rural areas. 41.7% of the subjects became violin of CVA in Spring, 35.0% in Winter. 2. On physical and mental conditions of the subjects at the occurrence of CVA, 28.7% of the subjects were engaged in physical activities. 22.6% were in a rest stale 19.5% were in sleeping and 18.9% were mentally shocked. 79.4% of the male subjects and 14.8% of female subjects smoked cigarettes. 82% of male subjects drank coffee. 81.1% of the subjects did not exercise regularly. 45.9% of the subjects had the systolic blood pressures in the range of 160 to 199 mmHg and 5.6% of the subjects had hypertension before the occurrence of stroke and 11.7% had diabetes. 3. Of the types of strokes, cerebral hemorrhage was the highest (49.1%). cerebral infarction was the second (41.1%). Severe strokes were found in cerebral hemorrhage cases (52.0%) and cerebral infarction cases (40.1%).;50.9%. of the male subjects were moderate cases, 50.9% were severe cases. In females, moderate cases were 72.4%, severe cases 15.2%. 37.5% of the subjects who had preceding diseases were severe cases, and 15.6% of the subjects without preceding diseases were severe cases. 50.7% of the subjects whose family members had strokes had severe strokes. 34% of the subjects sleeping less than 6 hours a day, 42.4% of the subjects with irregular eating habits, 33.3% of the subjects who liked meat, and 42.3% of the subjects who liked salty foods had severe strokes. 35.9% of the subjects with hot temper, 27.6% of the subjects with moderate temper and 14.5% of subjects with mild temper were severe cases. 4. The correlation coefficient between obesity and blood pressure was 0.094.
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