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Kaarisalo MM, Immonen-Räihä P, Marttila RJ, et al. Long-term predictors of stroke in a cohort of people aged 70 years. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2000;31(1):43-53doi: 10.1016/s0167-4943(00)00066-2.
Kaarisalo, M. M., Immonen-Räihä, P., Marttila, R. J., Lehtonen, A., Torppa, J., & Tuomilehto, J. (2000). Long-term predictors of stroke in a cohort of people aged 70 years. Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 31(1), 43-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-4943(00)00066-2
Kaarisalo, et al. "Long-term predictors of stroke in a cohort of people aged 70 years." Archives of gerontology and geriatrics vol. 31,1 (2000): 43-53. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0167-4943(00)00066-2
Kaarisalo MM, Immonen-Räihä P, Marttila RJ, Lehtonen A, Torppa J, Tuomilehto J. Long-term predictors of stroke in a cohort of people aged 70 years. Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2000 Aug 01;31(1):43-53. doi: 10.1016/s0167-4943(00)00066-2. PMID: 10989163.
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Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2000 Aug 01;31(1):43-53. doi: 10.1016/s0167-4943(00)00066-2.

Long-term predictors of stroke in a cohort of people aged 70 years.

Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

Kaarisalo, Immonen-Räihä, Marttila, Lehtonen, Torppa, Tuomilehto

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  1. Department of Neurology, University of Turku, Kiinamyllynkatu, 20520, Turku, Finland

PMID: 10989163 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4943(00)00066-2

Abstract

This paper aims at studying the development and the risk factors for stroke prospectively during a 6-year follow-up in the Turku Elderly Study, Turku, Finland. The study cohort consisted of 1032 people aged 70 years at baseline. The stroke events (ICD-9 codes 430-434) were identified by computer linkage from the hospital discharge and death registers, and from a follow-up questionnaire. During the 6 years of follow-up, 71 patients (6.9%) suffered a stroke. Previous stroke (RR 5.82), history of transient ischemic attack (RR 4.14), diabetes mellitus (RR 2.50), poorly controlled hypertension (RR 2.42), smoking (RR 1.94) and male sex (RR 1.65) were independent risk factors for stroke. Atrial fibrillation, cardiac failure and previous myocardial infarction did not appear to be significant independent predictors of stroke in the elderly. The risk of stroke in the elderly population appears to be strongly related to the concomitant clinical disease, and this should be remembered when identifying persons at increased risk of stroke. Poorly controlled hypertension was associated with an increased risk of stroke. Thus, achieving a good control of blood pressure in elderly hypertensives receiving treatment has the potential to prevent strokes.

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