Temporal trends in hospitalisation for stroke recurrence following incident hospitalisation for stroke in Scotland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are few studies that have investigated temporal trends in risk of recurrent stroke. The aim of this study was to examine temporal trends in hospitalisation for stroke recurrence following incident hospitalisation for stroke in Scotland during 1986 to 2001.

Methods

Unadjusted survival analysis of time to first event, hospitalisation for recurrent stroke or death, was undertaken using the cumulative incidence method which takes into account competing risks. Regression on cumulative incidence functions was used to model the temporal trends of first recurrent stroke with adjustment for age, sex, socioeconomic status and comorbidity. Complete five year follow-up was obtained for all patients. Restricted cubic splines were used to determine the best fitting relati

SUBMITTER: Lewsey J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2859404 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature