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Table 2 Reported family history of cardiovascular disease in first-degree relatives * and grandparents of the 257 patients included in the Stroke in Young Study (NOR-SYS) in Bergen, Norway 2010–2014

From: Stroke patients’ knowledge about cardiovascular family history - the Norwegian Stroke in the Young Study (NOR-SYS)

Relatives

Cardiovascular disease

Yes N (%)

No N (%)

Don’t know N (%)

Siblings

Stroke

8 (3.3)

232 (95.9)

2 (0.8)

 

Heart disease

36 (14.9)

202 (83.5)

4 (1.6)

 

PAD

5 (2.1)

232 (95.9)

5 (2.1)

Mothers

Stroke

46 (17.1)

202 (78.6)

9 (3.5)

 

Heart disease

55 (21.6)

187 (73.3)

13 (5.1)

 

PAD

9 (3.5)

233 (90.7)

15 (5.8)

Fathers

Stroke

48 (18.7)

192 (74.7)

17 (6.6)

 

Heart disease

101 (39.3)

141 (54.9)

15 (5.8)

 

PAD

15 (5.8)

221 (86.0)

21 (8.2)

Mothers’ mothers

Stroke

30 (11.7)

143 (55.9)

83 (32.4)

 

Heart disease

35 (13.7)

126 (49.2)

95 (37.1)

 

PAD

1 (0.4)

180 (70)

76 (29.6)

Mothers’ fathers

Stroke

16 (6.2)

142 (55.5)

98 (38.3)

 

Heart disease

47 (18.3)

113 (44.0)

97 (37.7)

 

PAD

3 (1.2)

173 (67.3)

81 (31.5)

Fathers’ mothers

Stroke

20 (7.8)

120 (46.7)

117 (45.5)

 

Heart disease

21 (8.2)

121 (47.1)

115 (44.7)

 

PAD

5 (1.9)

167 (65.0)

85 (33.1)

Fathers’ fathers

Stroke

18 (7.0)

114 (44.4)

125 (48.6)

 

Heart disease

34 (13.2)

108 (42.0)

115 (44.8)

 

PAD

4 (1.6)

156 (60.7)

97 (37.7)

  1. Abbreviations: Stroke both ischemic events and intracranial hemorrhage, Heart disease including coronary artery disease and reported non-CAD such as heart failure, rhythm and/or valve problems, PAD peripheral artery disease.
  2. *No cardiovascular events were reported among offspring.
  3. N = 242, 242 patients had one or more siblings.