October 1, 1999Stroke
Risk Factors and 20-Year Stroke Mortality in Men and Women in the Renfrew/Paisley Study in Scotland
Why the study?
Do traditional cardiovascular risk factors predict 20-year stroke mortality similarly in middle-aged men and women?
Population
15,406 adults aged 45 to 64 years from the Renfrew/Paisley prospective cohort study in Scotland.
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
20 years
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Discussion
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Implication
Supports similar risk factor associations with stroke mortality across sexes; leaves open whether interventions should differ.
Structured PICO
Do traditional cardiovascular risk factors predict 20-year stroke mortality similarly in middle-aged men and women?
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Population
15,406 adults (7,052 men and 8,354 women) aged 45 to 64 years from the Renfrew/Paisley prospective cohort study in Scotland.
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Intervention
Assessment of cardiovascular risk factors (blood pressure, blood cholesterol, glucose, respiratory function, cardiothoracic ratio, smoking habit, height, body mass index, age, preexisting coronary heart disease, and diabetes)
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Outcome
Stroke mortality over 20 years of follow-uphard clinical
Traditional cardiovascular risk factors, particularly blood pressure and smoking, similarly predict 20-year stroke mortality in both middle-aged men and women, highlighting the need for equivalent risk factor control across sexes.
Cite This Study
Hart et al. (1999) studied this question.