Childhood Misfortune and Late-Life Stroke Incidence, 2004-2014.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Although most strokes occur in later life, recent studies reveal that negative exposures decades earlier are associated with stroke risk. The purpose of this study was to examine whether accumulated and/or specific domains of early misfortune are related to stroke incidence in later life.

Research design and methods

A decade of longitudinal data from stroke-free participants 50 years or older in the Health and Retirement Study were analyzed (N = 12,473). Incident stroke was defined as either self-reported first incident stroke or death due to stroke between 2004 and 2014.

Results

Analyses revealed that accumulated misfortune was associated with increased stroke risk, but the relationship was moderated by wealth. Examining specific domains of

SUBMITTER: Zaborenko CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7427481 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature