Why the study?
Are cigarette smoking, elevated systolic blood pressure, and high coffee consumption independent risk factors for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage?
Population
130 subjects drawn from the Tromsø health study cohort of 27,161 subjects.
Comparison
Presence of risk factors including cigarette… vs Absence or lower levels of these risk factors
Design
Case-control
Authors
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May support risk counseling on smoking, BP, and coffee; leaves open causality pending prospective confirmation.
Are cigarette smoking, elevated systolic blood pressure, and high coffee consumption independent risk factors for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage?
Cigarette smoking, hypertension, and high coffee consumption are significant independent risk factors for aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage.
Jørgen Gjernes Isaksen (2002) studied this question.
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