Vascular risk factors and stroke risk across the life span: A population-representative study of half a million people.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence of stroke in developed countries is increasing selectively in young individuals, but whether this is secondary to traditional vascular risk factors is unknown.

Methods

We used the Canadian Community Health Survey from 2000 to 2016 to create a large population-representative cohort of individuals over the age of 30 and free from prior stroke. All analyses were stratified by age decile. We linked with administrative databases to determine emergency department visits or hospitalizations for acute stroke until December 2017. We calculated time trends in risk factor prevalence (hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and smoking) using meta-regression. We used Cox proportional hazard models to evaluate the association between vascular risk factors and stroke ris

SUBMITTER: Joundi RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9615335 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature