Table 5 Odds ratios* for likelihood of stroke by risk factors in six LMICs, SAGE Wave 1

Q1 (Lowest)

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Q2

1.19 [0.82 - 1.73]

0.352

1.29 [0.47 - 3.57]

0.622

2.04 [0.96 - 4.32]

0.063

1.66 [0.59 - 4.65]

0.338

0.77 [0.39 - 1.52]

0.450

0.44 [0.20 - 0.98]

0.045

Q3

1.05 [0.71 - 1.54]

0.816

1.48 [0.55 - 4.01]

0.436

1.92 [0.90 - 4.11]

0.093

2.39 [0.86 - 6.62]

0.094

1.44 [0.77 - 2.67]

0.252

0.61 [0.30 - 1.26]

0.181

Q4

1.25 [0.86 - 1.83]

0.239

1.16 [0.40 - 3.41]

0.786

1.47 [0.67 - 3.21]

0.335

1.87 [0.65 - 5.40]

0.247

0.83 [0.41 - 1.68]

0.602

0.57 [0.26 - 1.23]

0.151

Q5 (Highest)

0.99 [0.66 - 1.48]

0.953

0.958

1.96 [0.69 - 5.59]

0.210

0.317

2.01 [0.93 - 4.38]

0.078

0.225

1.95 [0.63 - 6.04]

0.246

0.248

0.80 [0.38 - 1.66]

0.548

0.659

0.52 [0.23 - 1.21]

0.129

0.301

Never smoker

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Not current smoker

1.32 [0.81 - 2.13]

0.264

0.76 [0.30 - 1.92]

0.557

1.45 [0.68 - 3.09]

0.333

0.64 [0.25 - 1.63]

0.348

1.55 [0.75 - 3.19]

0.236

1.47 [0.55 - 3.93]

0.446

Current smoker, not daily

0.67 [0.24 - 1.86]

0.444

0.54 [0.13 - 2.27]

0.401

1.24 [0.40 - 3.86]

0.704

0.96 [0.22 - 4.16]

0.956

Current smoker, daily

1.06 [0.75 - 1.51]

0.735

0.615

1.37 [0.52 - 3.61]

0.530

1.07 [0.69 - 1.64]

0.77

0.526

0.61 [0.20 - 1.85]

0.384

0.601

1.12 [0.53 - 2.37]

0.769

1.88 [1.02 - 3.48]

0.044

0.237

Life time abstainer

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Non-heavy drinkers

0.44 [0.29 - 0.68]

0.000

1.30 [0.70 - 2.41]

0.415

0.41 [0.15 - 1.15]

0.091

1.00 [0.41 - 2.48]

0.992

0.88 [0.51 - 1.51]

0.639

0.76 [0.33 - 1.77]

0.527

Infrequent heavy drinkers

0.94 [0.33 - 2.65]

0.903

2.46 [0.31 - 19.28]

0.393

2.67 [0.76 - 9.45]

0.127

1.12 [0.46 - 2.74]

0.803

0.96 [0.27 - 3.35]

0.944

Frequent heavy drinkers

0.47 [0.21 - 1.03]

0.059

0.251

6.64 [1.39 - 31.82]

0.018

0.005

Sufficient

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Insufficient

1.02 [0.75 - 1.40]

0.882

1.50 [0.77 - 2.92]

0.236

0.84 [0.48 - 1.49]

0.557

0.87 [0.43 - 1.77]

0.711

0.62 [0.38 - 1.01]

0.054

0.74 [0.44 - 1.24]

0.246

High

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Moderate

1.46 [1.05 - 2.01]

0.023

1.11 [0.46 - 2.67]

0.816

0.58 [0.33 - 1.00]

0.051

1.52 [0.60 - 3.88]

0.381

1.78 [1.02 - 3.11]

0.042

0.99 [0.24 - 4.04]

0.989

Low

2.33 [1.73 - 3.14]

0.000

0.000

1.90 [0.99 - 3.65]

0.054

0.054

1.34 [0.87 - 2.07]

0.191

0.191

2.33 [1.05 - 5.20]

0.039

0.039

2.20 [1.33 - 3.64]

0.002

0.002

4.79 [2.02 - 11.36]

0.000

0.000

No

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Yes

2.08 [1.57 - 2.76]

0.000

1.98 [1.04 - 3.80]

0.039

2.18 [1.49 - 3.19]

0.000

2.07 [0.96 - 4.45]

0.063

3.16 [1.72 - 5.83]

0.000

2.66 [1.20 - 5.93]

0.016

Normal

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Underweight

0.67 [0.33 - 1.34]

0.252

0.48 [0.16 - 1.41]

0.180

0.98 [0.63 - 1.52]

0.939

2.77 [0.57 - 13.43]

0.207

0.85 [0.24 - 3.06]

0.803

Overweight

1.07 [0.82 - 1.40]

0.616

1.36 [0.69 - 2.71]

0.373

0.83 [0.49 - 1.41]

0.483

1.39 [0.63 - 3.04]

0.412

0.92 [0.52 - 1.62]

0.770

0.72 [0.35 - 1.48]

0.375

Obesity

1.66 [1.20 - 2.28]

0.002

0.012

1.19 [0.48 - 2.98]

0.709

0.148

0.45 [0.17 - 1.16]

0.098

0.100

0.99 [0.42 - 2.34]

0.978

1.49 [0.84 - 2.63]

0.175

0.418

1.20 [0.63 - 2.28]

0.577

0.722