Neighborhood disadvantage and ischemic stroke: the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS).

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Neighborhood characteristics may influence the risk of stroke and contribute to socioeconomic disparities in stroke incidence. The objectives of this study were to examine the relationship between neighborhood socioeconomic status and incident ischemic stroke and examine potential mediators of these associations.

Methods

We analyzed data from 3834 whites and 785 blacks enrolled in the Cardiovascular Health Study, a multicenter, population-based, longitudinal study of adults ages≥65 years from 4 US counties. The primary outcome was adjudicated incident ischemic stroke. Neighborhood socioeconomic status was measured using a composite of 6 census tract variables. Race-stratified multilevel Cox proportional hazard models were constructed adjusted for socio

SUBMITTER: Brown AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3781011 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature