Open AccessTraditional Risk Factors for Incident Cardiovascular Events Have Limited Importance in Later Life Compared With the Health in Men Study Cardiovascular Risk Score
Author(s) -
Christopher EthertonBeer,
Helman Alfonso,
Leon Flicker,
Paul E. Norman,
Graeme J. Hankey,
Osvaldo P. Almeida
Publication year - 2011
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/strokeaha.110.603480
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , interquartile range , stroke (engine) , framingham risk score , waist , prospective cohort study , blood pressure , cohort , body mass index , confidence interval , disease , mechanical engineering , engineering
This study aimed to determine, among older men, the risk and independent significant baseline prognostic factors for first-ever stroke and MI.
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