<![CDATA[Background: The incidence of stroke at a young age is reported to increase. Stroke at a young age is still often found in classic risk factors that can be changed such as hypertension, dyslipidemia, and type II diabetes mellitus (type II DM). Control of the right risk factors will affect the incidence of stroke. This study aims to analyze stroke risk factors in young populations in Asia.Subjects and Method: This study is a meta-analysis carried out using PRISMA systematic guideÂlines. The article is a study conducted between 2000 until 2019. The process of searching articles using a search engine database consisting of PubMed, Clinical Key, and Google Scholar using the keywords "risk factor", "stroke", "adult", "young adult ", And "Asia". The analysis was done with the Review Manager (RevMan) software 5.3.Results: The results showed eight articles fulfilled the criteria which contained 26,360 samples. The results showed that hypertensive young adults, type II DM, and smoking had a stroke risk at a young age of 6.6 times (OR 6.66; 95% CI 6.10 to 7.27), 3.7 times (OR 3.72; 95% CI 3.17 to 4.38), and 2.6 times (OR 2.64; CI 95% 1.77 to 3.93) higher, than those without hypertension, type II DM, and smoking, and was statistically significant.Conclusion: hypertension, type II diabetes, and smoking are risk factors for stroke at a young age.Keywords: young, adult, stroke, risk factor, meta-analysisCorrespondence:Â Windhy Monica. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl. Ir. Sutami 36 A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java. Email: wmonica@gmail.com. Mobile: 082221223355Journal of Epidemiology and Public Health (2019), 4(4): 296-306https://doi.org/10.26911/jepublichealth.2019.04.04.04]]>
