Predicting Stroke Risk Based on Health Behaviours: Development of the Stroke Population Risk Tool (SPoRT).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health behaviours, important factors in cardiovascular disease, are increasingly a focus of prevention. We appraised whether stroke risk can be accurately assessed using self-reported information focused on health behaviours.

Methods

Behavioural, sociodemographic and other risk factors were assessed in a population-based survey of 82,259 Ontarians who were followed for a median of 8.6 years (688,000 person-years follow-up) starting in 2001. Predictive algorithms for 5-year incident stroke resulting in hospitalization were created and then validated in a similar 2007 survey of 28,605 respondents (median 4.2 years follow-up).

Results

We observed 3236 incident stroke events (1551 resulting in hospitalization; 1685 in the community setting without hospital admi

SUBMITTER: Manuel DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4670216 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature