Cardiovascular disease and spinal cord injury: results from a national population health survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the association between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and spinal cord injury (SCI) in a large representative sample.

Methods

Data were compiled from more than 60,000 individuals from the 2010 cycle of the cross-sectional Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS). Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine this relationship, adjusting for confounders and using probability weighting to account for the CCHS sampling method.

Results

After adjusting for age and sex, SCI was associated with a significant increased odds of heart disease (adjusted odds ratio [OR] = 2.72, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.94-3.82) and stroke (adjusted OR = 3.72, 95% CI 2.22-6.23).

Conclusions

These remarkably heightened odds highlight the exigent

SUBMITTER: Cragg JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3776463 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature