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© 1990 Oxford University Press

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Historical Risk Factors for Stroke: A Case Control Study

DAVID A. SPRIGGS, JOYCE M. FRENCH, JUDITH M. MURDY, DAVID BATES and OLIVER F. W. JAMES*

Department of Medicine (Geriatrics), University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Medical School Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH
Department of Neurology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Medical School Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH

* Address correspondence to Professor 0. F. W. James

The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors for admission to hospital with stroke by means of a case-control study recruiting age- and sex-matched controls from the local community. Four hundred pairs of patients and controls were recruited. Of historical factors, preceding cerebrovascular disease contributed the greatest odds of stroke (odds ratio 9.8). Taking prescribed medicines (odds ratio 2.6), regular snoring (odds ratio 3.2), smoking (odds ratio 1.7) and some factors in the family history were also significant risk factors.

Received March 21, 1990;
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