Cross vascular risk for first and recurrent hospitalised atherothrombosis determined retrospectively from linked data.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the sex-specific and age-specific risk ratios for the first-ever and recurrent hospitalisation for cerebrovascular, coronary and peripheral arterial disease in persons with other vascular history versus without other vascular history in Western Australia from 2005to 2007.

Design

Cross-sectional linkage study.

Setting

Hospitalised population in a representative Australian State.

Participants

All persons aged 34-85 years between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2007 were hospitalised with a principal diagnosis of atherothrombosis.

Data sources

Person-linked file of statutory-collected administrative morbidity and mortality records.

Main outcome measures

Sex-specific and age-specific risk ratios for the first-ever and recurrent

SUBMITTER: Briffa TG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3840350 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature