Five year survival after stroke, and related prognostic factors in Israel.
BACKGROUND
In many countries information regarding long-term survival after stroke is scarce.


OBJECTIVE
To both assess 5 year survival after stroke in the Israeli population and determine its independent prognostic factors.


METHODS
We followed 616 people with acute stroke who were admitted consecutively to seven large general hospitals in Israel. The data were collected on admission to the hospital, at discharge, at 3, 6 and 12 months thereafter, and 5 years after the stroke.


RESULTS
The 5 year cumulative probability of survival was 49.2% (95% CI 45.0-53.7%). In the multivariate Cox analysis, lower age and functioning independently before the event were associated with a lower risk of death, while other demographic characteristics and cardiovascular risk factors were not found to be associated with mortality.


CONCLUSIONS
Five year survival after stroke in Israel, though high, is similar to other western countries. There is a need to ensure early, active and sustained implementation of strategies for preventing stroke events.
Bentur
Netta
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Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute, Jerusalem, Israel. bentur@jdc.org.il
Resnitzky
Shirli
S
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015233:Models, Statistical; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D011379:Prognosis; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D020521:Stroke / Q000401:mortality*