Identifying Target Risk Factors Using Population Attributable Risks of Ischemic Stroke by Age and Sex.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Estimating age- and sex-specific population attributable risks (PARs) of major risk factors for stroke may be a useful strategy to identify risk factors for targeting preventive strategies.

Methods

For this case-control matched study, consecutive patients aged 18-90 years and admitted to nine nationwide hospitals with acute ischemic stroke between December 2008 and June 2010, were enrolled as cases. Controls, individually matched by age and sex, were chosen from the 4th Korean National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey (2008-2010). Based on odds ratios and prevalence, standardized according to the age and sex structure of the Korean population, PARs of major risk factors were estimated according to age (young, ≤ 45; middle-aged, 46-65; and elderly,

SUBMITTER: Park TH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4635707 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature