Comparison of Risk Factors for Stroke Incidence and Stroke Mortality in 20 Years of Follow-Up in Men and Women in the Renfrew/Paisley Study in Scotland
Author(s) -
Carole Hart,
David Hole,
George Davey Smith
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.31.8.1893
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , diabetes mellitus , body mass index , incidence (geometry) , blood pressure , risk factor , epidemiology , cohort , cohort study , cardiology , physical therapy , endocrinology , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , engineering
The aim of this study was to relate risk factors in middle-aged men and women to stroke incidence (defined by having a hospital discharge with a main diagnosis of stroke) and compare this with the associations between risk factors and stroke mortality.
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