Objective: To study the relationship between overweight/obesity, smoking, alcohol drinking and the stroke in Chinese residents, as to providing a scientific foundation to the causal prophylaxis of stroke.
Methods: Applying a meta-analysis with software of RevMan 4.2.9 version to systematically analyze the references in dealing about the relationship between overweight/obesity, smoking, alcohol drinking and the stroke in China during 1999 to 2006.
Results: Six, six and six articles dealing about overweight/obesity, smoking, alcohol drinking and the stroke were searched respectively. Incorporated by fix effect model, random effect model and random effect model after the heterogeneity tests, the values of OR were 1.81 (95% CI: 1.40-2.35), 1.22 (95% CI:1.08-1.37) and 1.19 (95% CI:1.03-1.38). After Z tests, the Z values were performed with 4.52, 3.24 and 2.36 respectively (all the P values were less than 0.05). Additionally, the funnel plots were protracted and the sensibility analysis was performed.
Conclusions: The publication biases were little and the results were creditable. The overweight/obesity, smoking and alcohol drinking in residents in China should be the risk factors of the stroke.