Stroke in the Lehigh Valley: combined risk factors for recurrent ischemic stroke.
We used the Lehigh Valley Stroke Register and a logistic regression model for the odds ratio to study the relative contribution of several factors, considered jointly, to the risk of recurrent ischemic stroke. The factors were hypertension (HT), transient ischemic attack (TIA), myocardial infarction (MI), other heart diseases (OHD), diabetes mellitus (DM), age, and sex. Among these factors MI, OHD, and TIA constituted significantly greater risk than HTN, DM, age, or sex for ischemic stroke recurrence.
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University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033.
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Davanipour
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McCoy
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Levitt
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D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D012042:Registries; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors